penni

[ pen-ee ]

noun,plural pen·ni·a [pen-ee-uh], /ˈpɛn i ə/, pen·nis.
  1. an aluminum coin of Finland until the euro was adopted, one 100th of a markka.

Origin of penni

1
First recorded in 1890–95; from Finnish, from Low German pennigpenny

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British Dictionary definitions for penni

penni

/ (ˈpɛnɪ) /


nounplural -niä (-nɪə) or -nis
  1. a former Finnish monetary unit worth one hundredth of a markka

Origin of penni

1
Finnish, from Low German pennig penny

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