dinero

D2I1N1E1R1O1
/dɪˈnɛɹ.oʊ/

noun

A medieval Iberian coin.

Less commonScrabble 7

Meanings

noundinero (countable and uncountable, plural dineros)

plural dineros

  1. countablehistoricalA medieval Iberian coin.
  2. USslanguncountableMoney.

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*déḱm̥
  2. Proto-Italic*dekəm
  3. Latindec(em)
  4. Latindēnus
  5. Latindēnārius
  6. Vulgar Latin*dīnārius
  7. Old Spanishdinero
  8. Spanishdinero
  9. Englishdinero

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

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APA

dinero. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dinero

MLA

“dinero.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dinero. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dinero,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dinero.

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