pengő

noun

The monetary unit of Hungary from January, 1927 to July, 1946, divided into 100 fillér.

OriginHungarian pengő →
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Meanings

nounpengő (plural pengős)

plural pengős · alternative pengo

  1. The monetary unit of Hungary from January, 1927 to July, 1946, divided into 100 fillér.

    This is reflected in the oft-repeated joke from 1946: Tuesday around noon we heard the rumour that the price of a kilo of lard has reached 90,000 pengős.

    2011, Mária Palasik, Chess Game for Democracy: Hungary Between East and West, 1944-1947

Origin

  1. Hungarianpengő
  2. Englishpengő

From Hungarian pengő.

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Translations

Hungarian pengő
  • pengőformer currency of Hungary
Polish pengő
  • pengőformer currency of Hungary
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APA

pengő. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peng%C5%91

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“pengő.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peng%C5%91. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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