noun
baht
baht
noun
1
The official currency of Thailand, divided into 100 satang.
"The meal cost about two hundred baht."
How to Use Baht
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe unit of money used in Thailand.
Common pairings
Thai baht
baht exchange rate
Word Forms
baht plural, bahts plural, bahts plural
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Etymology
From Thai bàat, itself from a Pali word for a quarter-value coin, ultimately traced to a Sanskrit word meaning "quarter".