pengö

American

[peng-gœ] / ˈpɛŋˌgœ /

noun

plural

pengö, pengös

a former silver coin and monetary unit of Hungary, equal to 100 fillér: replaced by the forint in 1946.

pengö British

/ ˈpɛŋɡɜː /

noun

(formerly) the standard monetary unit of Hungary, replaced by the forint in 1946

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Etymology

Origin of pengö

1925–30; < Hungarian: literally, sounding; present participle of pengeni to sound, jingle

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