la
feminine
/moˈneða/
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Translation
coin
Word origin
From Latin moneta ('mint, coinage'), a title of the goddess Juno near whose temple money was struck. The same root gives English 'money' and 'mint'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- moneta
- English cognates
- money, mint
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Pluralmonedas
Examples
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I found an old coin in the garden.
euro muchos europeos.
The euro is the currency of many European countries.
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Do you have a coin for the trolley?
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He put the coins into the machine.
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The country's currency lost a lot of value.
Used in
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