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English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish dinero (money). Doublet of denar, denarius, denier, dinar, diner, and dinheiro.

Pronunciation

Noun

dinero (uncountable)

  1. (slang) Money.

Anagrams

Old Spanish

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *dīnārius, an alteration of Latin dēnārius. Coromines and Pascual explain the /i/ as the result of influence from Byzantine Greek δηνάριον (dinárion). Compare Portuguese dinheiro, Catalan diner, Old Venetan dinaro.

Pronunciation

Noun

dinero m

  1. coin
    • 1300 – 1330, anonymous, Fuero Navarra (BNM ms. 248) 20:
      Et si fueren cabras o oueyllas una o .ijos. ata .ixe. deuen por cada pie un dinero.
      And if it's goats or sheep, one or two up to nine, they owe a coin for every trotter.
  2. (in the plural) money
    • 1140 – 1207, anonymous, Cid 3734-3735:
      ſi nõ tenedes din͠os / echad ala vnos peños
      (modernized spelling) Si non tenedes dineros, echad allá unos peños
      If you don't have money, throw some belongings there

Descendants

  • Spanish: dinero

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Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish dinero, from Vulgar Latin *dīnārius, an alteration of Latin dēnārius. Coromines and Pascual explain the /i/ as the result of influence from Byzantine Greek δηνάριον (dinárion). Compare Portuguese dinheiro, Catalan diner, Old Venetan dinaro.

Pronunciation

Noun

dinero m (plural dineros)

  1. money
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:dinero
    • 2024 October 20, EFE, “Nueva caravana migrante con miles de personas sale de la frontera sur de México hacia Estados Unidos”, in CNN en Español:
      Gilberto Herrero Mejía, otro migrante proveniente de Venezuela, denunció que en su país la situación es crítica y el dinero no alcanza para nada, pues en su caso, se dedicaba a manejar un autobús con un sueldo de 10 a 15 dólares, lo cual era insuficiente para poder sobrevivir.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. wealth
    Synonym: riqueza

Usage notes

  • Informally countable in Andalusia.

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