nicle

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from English nickel.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈnikle/ [ˈni.kle]
Rhymes: -ikle
Syllabification: ni‧cle

Noun

nicle m (plural nicles)

(New Mexico) nickel (5 cent coin)

References

Rubén Cobos (2003) A Dictionary of New Mexico & Southern Colorado Spanish‎, Museum of New Mexico Press, →ISBN

Further reading

“nicle”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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