τάλιρο

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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Italian tallero.

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  • IPA(key): /ˈtaliɾo/
  • Hyphenation: τά‧λι‧ρο

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τάλιρο (táliron (plural τάλιρα)

  1. (colloquial, obsolete) A coin or banknote with a value of five drachmas.
  2. (colloquial, by extension) A coin or banknote with a value of five of any other currency; fiver.
  3. (colloquial, by extension, currently) The five euro banknote; fiver.
    Τρελάθηκες; Μην δίνεις το τάλιρο στον ζητιάνο!
    Treláthikes? Min díneis to táliro ston zitiáno!
    Are you mad? Don't give that fiver to the beggar!

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