dinheiro

Portuguese

Alternative forms

dinheyro (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Portuguese dĩeiro (“a coin of little value”), from Latin dēnārius (“small Roman silver coin”).

Pronunciation

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /diˈɲɐjɾu/
(Brazil) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒiˈɲejɾu/
- (Northeast Brazil) IPA^(key): [dĩˈj̃e(j)ɾʊ̥], [ˈdj̃e(j)ɾʊ̥]
Hyphenation: di‧nhei‧ro

Noun

dinheiro m (plural dinheiros)

(uncountable) money (means of exchange and measure of value)
a coin used from the 12th to the 15th century in Portugal

Synonyms

(money): see Thesaurus:dinheiro

Derived terms

dinheirão (augmentative)
dinheirinho (diminutive)
dinheiro miúdo
dinheiro vivo
fazer dinheiro
nadar em dinheiro

Related terms

denário
dinheirama
dinheirame
dinheiroso
dinheirudo

Descendants

Kadiwéu: dinyeelo

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