Troubahouache

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Troubahouache , Trouba-houache / Trubahurasch or Monscha / Monka , was a small measure of weight on the island of Madagascar . The measure was a grain measure in the rice trade, especially for husked rice . Voule was used for unpeeled rice .

  • 1 troubahouache = 2 bamboo = 12 voules = 3049 grams

literature

  • Johann Friedrich Krüger : Complete manual of the coins, measures and weights of all countries in the world. Gottfried Basse, Quedlinburg / Leipzig 1830, p. 355.
  • Christian Noback , Friedrich Eduard Noback : Complete paperback of the coin, measure and weight relationships. Volume 1, FA Brockhaus, Leipzig 1851, p. 583.