pengö

[ peng-gœ ]

noun

, plural pen·gö, pen·gös [peng, -g, œ, z].

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

pengö

/ ˈpɛŋɡɜː /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of pengö¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of pengö¹

from Hungarian, from pengeni to sound

Example Sentences

The country's highest denomination was the 100 quintillion pengo note.

From BBC

Mr. Bedford appeared again on Broadway in the early 1960s — in “Lord Pengo,” a comedy by S. N. Behrman, and in an evening of one-acts by Mr. Shaffer, “The Private Ear” and “The Public Eye.”

From New York Times

He’d dominate the family’s “Donkey Kong Junior” competitions; his mother and brother traded high scores when it came to “Pengo.”

From Wall Street Journal

Reading a letter of beatification in Latin from Pope Francis at a ceremony near the Kenyan town of Nyeri, Tanzanian Cardinal Polycarp Pengo declared that the sister "from now on will be called Blessed".

From Reuters

According to the Irene Stefani website, the Archbishop of Dar es Salaam, Cardinal Polycarp Pengo, will read out a letter from the Pope and Cardinal John Njue, Archbishop of Nairobi, will preside over the beatification Mass - to be attended by many dignitaries including President Uhuru Kenyatta.

From BBC