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pengö

[ peng-gœ ]

noun

, plural pen·gö, pen·gös [peng, -g, œ, z].
  1. a former silver coin and monetary unit of Hungary, equal to 100 fillér: replaced by the forint in 1946.


pengö

/ ˈpɛŋɡɜː /

noun

  1. (formerly) the standard monetary unit of Hungary, replaced by the forint in 1946


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Word History and Origins

Origin of pengö1

1925–30; < Hungarian: literally, sounding; present participle of pengeni to sound, jingle

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Word History and Origins

Origin of pengö1

from Hungarian, from pengeni to sound

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