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dinero

[dih-nair-oh; Sp. dee-ne-raw]

di·ne·ro

[dih-nair-oh; Sp. dee-ne-raw]
noun, plural -ne·ros [-nair-ohz; Sp. -ne-raws] .
1.
a former silver coin of Peru, the 10th part of a sol.
2.
any of various billon or copper coins of Spain, issued from the 11th to the 16th centuries.
3.
Slang. money.

Origin:
1825–35; < Spanish: money, treasure, dinero < Latin dēnārius; see denarius, denary
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Dinero is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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dinero definition

[dɪˈnɛro]
  1. n.
    money. (Spanish.) : I don't have as much dinero as I need, but other than that, I'm doing okay.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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