Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pengő

/pˈɛŋɡoʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pen-go
IPA: /pˈɛŋɡoʊ/

7

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The monetary unit of Hungary from January, 1927 to July, 1946, divided into 100 fillér.

Example Sentences

"This is reflected in the oft-repeated joke from 1946: Tuesday around noon we heard the rumour that the price of a kilo of lard has reached 90,000 pengős."

Etymology

From Hungarian pengő.

Inflected Forms

pengős (plural) pengo (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce pengő?: The recorded pronunciation is /pˈɛŋɡoʊ/.
What does pengő mean?: The monetary unit of Hungary from January, 1927 to July, 1946, divided into 100 fillér.
Where does pengő come from?: From Hungarian pengő.

How to pronounce pengő

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