Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dinheiro

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.19 in modern English

Syllables: din-heiro
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A coin used from the 12th to the 15th century in Portugal.

Etymology

From Portuguese dinheiro. Doublet of denar, denarius, denier, dinar, diner, and dinero.

Origin

Source language: Portuguese

Word Breakdown

Root: dinheiro

Inflected Forms

dinheiros (plural)

Questions

What does dinheiro mean?: A coin used from the 12th to the 15th century in Portugal.
Where does dinheiro come from?: It is traced to Portuguese.

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