pengo
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The main money used in Hungary from 1927 to 1946
- noun
- Literature
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pengo
- 1,000 pengo?
Examples
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Put 1,000 pengo in an envelope and have Pepi take it to Mrs. Matuschek.
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And I'm still owed 20 pengo.
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Saves me five pengo, and that counts when you're married.
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That's 200 pengo.
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I saved up 100 pengo to buy a new bicycle.
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She found an old coin worth 50 pengo in the attic.
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During the trip, I exchanged my dollars for 200 pengo.
Compounds
Surface Forms
Etymology
Pengo comes from the Hungarian pengő, from the sound root peng which means 'to ring' or 'make a sharp sound'. It was used as a name for money because a coin that 'rings' sounds solid and real, so thinking of a 'ringing' coin helps you remember pengo was Hungary's money from 1927 to 1946.
