Kilo Lingo

coin

/kɔɪn/

Line drawing of coin
Coloured illustration of coin
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Translation

A small, round, flat piece of metal money.

Word origin

From Old French coin, meaning a wedge or corner, then the metal stamp used to make money.

Origin
Old French
Root
coin

Grammar

Gender
Pluralcoins

Examples

shiny .

"Coin" is a small, round piece of metal money.

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"Coins" is the plural, meaning more than one coin.

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Here "coin" is the round piece of metal money.

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This word is part of lesson 14.