Dinero

/dɪˈnɛroʊ/ noun

Definition

Money, especially cash (a Spanish word used in English, especially in southwestern United States).

Etymology

From Spanish 'dinero,' which evolved from Latin 'denarius,' a silver coin used in ancient Rome. The denarius was one of the most important coins of the Roman Empire, and its name stuck with the concept of money across Mediterranean languages.

Kelly Says

The Roman 'denarius' coin was so famous that the word literally traveled through centuries and across languages—it became 'dinero' in Spanish and inspired 'denier' in French. Even 'dinar' (used in Iraq, Jordan, and Tunisia) comes from the same ancient coin! One Roman coin, four modern languages.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
birr
ARالعربية
مال
ma-al
BNবাংলা
পয়সা
poys-a
CACatalà
diners
dee-ners
CSČeština
peníze
peen-y-ze
DADansk
penge
pen-geh
DEDeutsch
Geld
gel-d
ELΕλληνικά
χρήματα
hree-ma-ta
ESEspañol
dinero
dee-neh-roh
FAفارسی
پول
pool
FISuomi
rahaa
rah-haa
FRFrançais
argent
ar-zhn
GUGU
પૈસા
pay-sa
HAHA
kudi
koo-dee
HEעברית
כסף
kess-ef
HIहिन्दी
पैसा
pa-isa
HUMagyar
pénz
penz
IDBahasa Indonesia
uang
uang
IGIG
ego
eh-go
ITItaliano
denaro
deh-nah-roh
JA日本語
お金
okane
KKKK
денег
deneg
KMKM
លក្ខ
lok
KO한국어
don
MRMR
पैसा
pa-isa
MSBahasa Melayu
wang
wang
MYမြန်မာ
ငွေ
ngwe
NLNederlands
geld
gel-d
NONorsk
penger
pen-ger
PAPA
ਪੈਸਾ
pa-isa
PLPolski
pieniądze
pee-en-dzhe
PTPortuguês
dinheiro
dee-ne-y-roh
RORomână
bani
bah-nee
RUРусский
деньги
den-ghi
SVSvenska
pengar
peng-ar
SWKiswahili
fedha
fe-dha
TAதமிழ்
நண
na-n
TEతెలుగు
కాంటీ
ka-ntee
THไทย
เงิน
gen
TLTL
pera
pe-rah
TRTürkçe
para
pa-rah
UKУкраїнська
гроші
gro-she
URاردو
پیسہ
pee-sa
VITiếng Việt
tiền
tee-en
YOYO
owo
oh-wo
ZH中文
qián
ZUZU
imali
ee-ma-lee

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