xelim

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from English shilling,[1][2] from Old English scilling, from Proto-Germanic *skillingaz.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃeˈlĩ/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃɨˈlĩ/

Rhymes: -ĩ
Hyphenation: xe‧lim

Noun

xelim m (plural xelins)

shilling (former coin, current currency of several countries)

References

“xelim” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
“xelim” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

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