guinea
Meaning
Noun
- A person of Italian descent.
- A gold coin originally worth twenty shillings; later (from 1717 until the adoption of decimal currency) standardised at a value of twenty-one shillings.
- Synonym of guinea fowl
Related
Similar words
Origin
- From Guinea, the country in West Africa, the coins originally being made of gold from the region and used for African trade, and the guinea fowl being found there.
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