dinero

[ dih-nair-oh; Spanish dee-ne-raw ]
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noun,plural di·ne·ros [dih-nair-ohz; Spanish dee-ne-raws]. /dɪˈnɛər oʊz; Spanish diˈnɛ rɔs/.
  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.

  1. Slang. money.

Origin of dinero

1
First recorded in 1825–35; from Spanish: “money, treasure,” from Latin dēnārius; see denarius, denary

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How to use dinero in a sentence

  • Di dinero a Librada, segn sta dice, para tenerla por mensajera de recados y amorosas esquelas.

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