Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mancus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: man-cus
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A gold coin used in medieval Europe.

noun

An equivalent unit of monetary account.

Etymology

Latinized form of Arabic منقوش (manqūsh).

Origin

Source language: Arabic

Word Breakdown

Root: ن ق ش, منقوش

Inflected Forms

mancuses (plural)

Synonyms

mancosus

Questions

What does mancus mean?: A gold coin used in medieval Europe.
Where does mancus come from?: It is traced to Arabic.

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