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banconota

banknote, bill

noun bahn-koh-NOH-tah Less Common
People & Society Money

Origin: Compound of banca (bank) + nota (note)

Usage Note

Banconota is the standard Italian word for a paper banknote (una banconota da cento euro = a hundred-euro note). The plural is regular: le banconote. The informal synonym biglietto (di banca) is also used but banconota is the official register term. Coins are le monete.

Examples

"Ha pagato con una banconota da cinquanta euro."

Natural Translation

She paid with a fifty-euro banknote.

Literal Translation

She-has paid with a banknote of fifty euros.

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