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pengo

pen·gö
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [peng-gœ]
    • /ˈpɛŋˌgœ/
    • /ˈpeŋ.ɡəʊ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [peng-gœ]
    • /ˈpɛŋˌgœ/

Definitions of pengo word

  • noun plural pengo a former silver coin and monetary unit of Hungary, equal to 100 fillér: replaced by the forint in 1946. 1
  • noun pengo former monetary unit of Hungary 0
  • noun pengo (formerly) the standard monetary unit of Hungary, replaced by the forint in 1946 0

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Origin of pengo

First appearance:

before 1925
One of the 11% newest English words
1925-30; < Hungarian: literally, sounding; present participle of pengeni to sound, jingle

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Parts of speech for Pengo

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

pengo popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 53% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

pengo usage trend in Literature

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