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dinero

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English

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Etymology

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

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Noun

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dinero (uncountable)

  1. (slang) Money.

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Old Spanish

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Etymology

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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.

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Noun

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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

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  • Spanish: dinero

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Spanish

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Etymology

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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.

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Noun

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dinero m (plural dineros)

  1. money
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:dinero
  2. wealth
    Synonym: riqueza

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