penni

P3E1N1N1I1
/ˈpɛni/

noun

A former Finnish currency unit, worth ¹⁄₁₀₀ of the markka.

OriginFinnish penni →
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Meanings

nounpenni (plural pennis or pennia)

plural pennis · plural pennia

  1. historicalA former Finnish currency unit, worth ¹⁄₁₀₀ of the markka.

    The Finnish monetary unit is the Finnish mark or markka (Fmk), which is divided into 100 pennis (p).

    1980, Nagel Publishers, Finland, page 271

Origin

  1. Finnishpenni
  2. Englishpenni

From Finnish penni. Doublet of penny.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Sounds the same

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Anagrams

Penin
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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