johannes
noun
a gold coin formerly used as currency in Portugal, first issued in the early 18th century.
johannes
1 American
[joh-han-eez, -is]
/ dʒoʊˈhæn iz, -ɪs /
noun
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johannes
plural
Johannes
2
American
[yoh-hah-nis, -han-is]
/ joʊˈhɑ nɪs, -ˈhæn ɪs /
noun
johannes
British
/ dʒəʊˈhæniːz /
noun
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Etymology
Origin of johannes
1750–60, after the name Joannes (John V, of Portugal) in the coin's legend. See John
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To this place I brought with me from my last master's, two johannes, three old Spanish dollars, and two thousand of coppers, besides five pounds of my wife's money.
From A Narrative of the Life and Adventures of Venture, a Native of Africa, but Resident above Sixty Years in the United States of America, Related by Himself by Venture Smith
I heard also that Mary Blankaart has lost a silk purse, and in it five gold jacobus, and some half and quarter johannes.
From The Bow of Orange Ribbon A Romance of New York by Theo. Hampe
Thou hast swept the pavilion of my niece of its mistress, no less than my purse of its johannes.
From The Water-Witch or, the Skimmer of the Seas by James Fenimore Cooper
Write the following names and words properly: "tuesday, wednesday, thursday, friday, saturday, saturn;—christ, christian, christmas, christendom, michaelmas, indian, bacchanals;—Easthampton, omega, johannes, aonian, levitical, deuteronomy, european."
From The Grammar of English Grammars by Goold Brown
The moidore was worth six pieces of eight, the pistole four, the johannes eight.
From Privateering and Piracy in the Colonial Period Illustrative Documents by J. Franklin (John Franklin) Jameson
Broadcaster Emma Willis, comedian Josh Widdicombe and former Strictly professional Johannes Radebe made their presenting debut on Saturday, taking over from long-running hosting duo Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman, who left the show last year.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
"When modeling this complex spin interaction, we benefit from personal exchanges with HZB colleagues in experimental solid-state physics," said Johannes Reuther.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 7, 2026
The company crafts books the same way Johannes Gutenberg did around 600 years ago.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
"Girl with a Pearl Earring" will go on show in Osaka this week, on a rare trip abroad for the 17th-century Johannes Vermeer masterpiece and potentially its last to Japan.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
The kids laughed, and Johannes bit his lip.
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
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