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💰 A Mongolian cent 🍔 Very large
mongo

mongo

1 9.9
A small unit of money in Mongolia equal to one hundredth of a tugrik
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : mongo
  • Each mongo is worth one hundredth of a tugrik, making it useful for small purchases.

Examples

  • I'm gonna get a mongo.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • I exchanged my tugriks for a few mongo to use in the local market.

  • After saving up enough, he was able to convert his savings into mongo for souvenirs.

Surface Forms

mongo singular
mongos plural

Etymology

Mongo for the Mongolian coin comes from the Mongolian word möngö, which means 'money' and once meant 'silver'. So mongo is the small part of Mongolia's money, equal to one hundredth of a tugrik.