thune

See also: Thune

French

Alternative forms

• tune

Etymology

Of unclear origin; perhaps from Tunes, an obsolete form of Tunis. The semantic development went from "alms" to "five-franc coin" to "money".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tyn/

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Noun

thune f (plural thunes)

1. (slang) cash, dosh (money)

   Synonyms: argent, pognon, fric

2. (slang, Switzerland, obsolete in France) a coin worth five francs
3. (slang, obsolete) alms

Derived terms

• pété de thunes

Further reading

• “thune”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• huent