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moneta

coin

noun moh-NEH-tah Less Common
Numbers & Measures Money

Origin: from Latin 'moneta', mint

Also means

currency

Usage Note

Moneta means a single 'coin' but also 'currency' as a system (la moneta unica, the single currency). Watch the false-friend trap: it is not 'money' in general, which is denaro or soldi; pagare in moneta means to pay in coins.

Examples

"Ho trovato una moneta antica."

Natural Translation

I found an old coin.

Literal Translation

I-have found a coin old.

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