conquibus

Italian

Alternative forms

cumquibus

Etymology

From the Medieval Latin expression cum quibus, short for cum quibus dēnāriīs or cum quibus nummīs (“with which money”).[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /konˈkwi.bus/, [koŋˈkwiːbus]
Hyphenation: con‧quì‧bus

Noun

conquibus m (uncountable)

(humorous, informal) wherewithal, cash

Synonyms

(informal) quattrini m pl, dindi m pl, grana f
(standard) soldi m pl, denaro m, moneta f
(literary) pecunia f

References

“conquibus” in: Alberto Nocentini, Alessandro Parenti, “l'Etimologico — Vocabolario della lingua italiana”, Le Monnier, 2010, →ISBN

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