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rhino - 7 dictionary results

rhi⋅no

1[rahy-noh]
–noun, plural -nos, (especially collectively) -no.
a rhinoceros.

Origin:
1880–85; by shortening

rhi⋅no

2[rahy-noh]
–noun Chiefly British Slang.
money; cash.

Origin:
1680–90; orig. uncert.

rhino-

a combining form meaning “nose,” used in the formation of compound words: rhinology.
Also, especially before a vowel, rhin-.


Origin:
< Gk rhīno-, comb. form of rhs (s. rhīn-)
rhi·no   (rī'nō)   
n.   pl. rhi·nos Informal
A rhinoceros.

Rhino

Rhi*no\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.] Gold and silver, or money. [Cant] --W. Wagstaffe.

As long as the rhino lasted. --Marryat.
Language Translation for : rhino
Spanish: rinoceronterinoceronte,
Japanese: ,
Chinese (Simplified):

rhino 
slang for "cash," 1688, of unknown origin.
rhino
rhinoceros
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