encunyar

Catalan

Etymology

First attested 1640[1]. Derived from cuny, itself from Latin cuneus (although it was attested late, in 1696[2]). Cf. also Latin cuneo, cuneare.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

encunyar (first-person singular present encunyo, past participle encunyat)

  1. to coin (word or expression)
  2. to mint (money)

Conjugation

References

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