rhino

See also: rhino-

English

Etymology 1

Clipping of rhinoceros

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɹaɪ.nəʊ/
  • (US) enPR: rīʹnō, IPA(key): /ˈɹaɪ.noʊ/
  • Rhymes: -aɪnəʊ
  • Homophone: RINO

Noun

rhino (plural rhinos)

  1. (colloquial) rhinoceros
Translations

Etymology 2

Unknown.

Alternative forms

Noun

rhino (uncountable)

  1. (slang, archaic) money
    • 1835, Frederick Marryat, The Pacha of Many Tales
      There I fell in with Betsy, and as she proved a regular out and outer, I spliced her, and a famous wedding we had of it, as long as the rhino lasted.
    • 1922, James Joyce, Ulysses Episode 12, The Cyclops
      --Here you are, says Alf, chucking out the rhino. Talking about hanging, I'll show you something you never saw

French

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʁi.no/

Noun

rhino m (plural rhinos)

  1. rhino
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