moeda

Etymology

From Old Portuguese mõeda, from Latin monēta.

Noun

moeda f (plural moedas)

1. coin
2. currency

Noun

moeda f

1. Alternative form of mõeda

Etymology

From Old Portuguese moeda, mõeda, from Latin monēta (“money, coinage, mint”), from Moneta (“a surname of Juno, in whose temple at Rome money was coined; literally, adviser”), from monere (“to warn, advise”).

Cognate with Galician moeda, Spanish moneda, Catalan moneda, Occitan moneda, French monnaie, Italian moneta and English money.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈmwɛ.dɐ/, [ˈmwɛ.ðɐ]
• Hyphenation: mo‧e‧da

Noun

moeda f (plural moedas)

1. coin

   Ele achou uma moeda romana.

   He found a Roman coin.

2. currency

   O escudo português era a moeda de Portugal antes da introdução do euro.

   The Portuguese Escudo was the currency of Portugal prior to the introduction of the Euro.

Further reading

• moeda on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^pt