A small silver coin formerly used in Indian trade, typically worth a fraction of a rupee.
From Hindi bājchī, derived from Persian bāz (open) and chīz (thing), originally meaning 'open price' or trade coin. The term entered English during the colonial period in India.
Bajochi coins represent the linguistic blending that happened when European traders encountered Indian markets—English borrowed not just the coin itself, but the word that made trade possible across language barriers.
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