English Explanatory Dictionary

finnuf

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A five-pound (£5) note; the sum of five pounds.

Word forms

finnuf finnufs

Etymology

From Yiddish פֿינף (finf, “five”). Doublet of cinque, fin (“five currency units”), five, pimp (“five”), ponzu, punch (“beverage”), and sengi (“currency”).

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