Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dinero

/dɪˈnɛɹ.oʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.39 in modern English

Syllables: dinero
IPA: /dɪˈnɛɹ.oʊ/

7

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A medieval Iberian coin.

Countable

noun

Slang; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥ Proto-Italic *dekəm Latin dec(em) Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -nus Latin dēnus Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -ārius Latin dēnārius Vulgar Latin *dīnārius Old Spanish dinero Spanish dinerobor. English dinero Borrowed from Spanish dinero (“money”). Doublet of denar, denarius, denier, dinar, diner, and dinheiro.

Usage

Inflected Forms

dineros (plural)

Synonyms

boodle bread cabbage clams dough gelt kale lettuce lolly lucre loot moolah

Questions

How do you pronounce dinero?: The recorded pronunciation is /dɪˈnɛɹ.oʊ/.
What does dinero mean?: A medieval Iberian coin.
Where does dinero come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥ Proto-Italic *dekəm Latin dec(em) Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -nus Latin dēnus Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -ārius Latin dēnārius Vulgar Latin *dīnārius Old Spanish dinero Spanish dinerobor. English dinero Borrowed from Spanish dinero (“money”). Doublet of denar, denarius, denier, dinar, diner, and dinheiro.

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