Danish krone
- noun
:
corona danesa
- He handed me a generous amount of cash, consisting of both Danish kroner and euros.
Examples
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Yes, it, along with Stockholm, were the most expensive cities on my Europe tour, but worth every Danish krone!
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Denmark is not a member of the euro zone, but the Danish krone is widely accepted within the country.
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Admission to the museum costs 100 Danish kroner, which is about $15.
Synonyms
Money used in Denmark that equals 100 øre
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and transparently derived from combining 'Danish' (of or from Denmark) with 'krone' (a currency unit), so a B1 learner who knows both words will understand this refers to Denmark's currency. This is a straightforward compositional pattern (national adjective + currency noun) that is common across languages and requires no idiomatic knowledge.
Etymology
The name Danish krone comes from the word krone, which means 'crown' because old coins often showed the king's or queen's crown. So Danish krone today is the name for Denmark's 'money'.
