euro en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
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- /ˈjʊəɹəʊ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈjɝoʊ/ (US)
- /ˈjʊɹoʊ/ (US)
Etymology
The name euro was the winner of a contest open to the general public to propose names for the new European currency, and as such is technically a neologism, although it obviously alludes to the common root of geographical names for the continent Europe, derived from Latin Europa, from Ancient Greek Εὐρώπη (Eurṓpē), the name in Greek mythology of a princess, abducted by Zeus as a bull across the Bosporus. According to the official story, the term was coined by Belgian teacher and esperantist Germain Pirlot in 1995, who suggested it in a letter to Jacques Santer, then President of the European Commission.
Meanings
- The currency unit of the European Monetary Union. Symbol: €
- A coin with a face value of one euro.
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(abbreviation, alt-of) Abbreviation of European, in any sense.
alt of Europeanalt of in any sense
euro size
euro style pad
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| euros | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| euro | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| Euro | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
J-euro · Eurozone · Euroeuro · euro area · euroize · euroization · noneuro · euro coin · petroeuro
Synonyms
Translations (114)
sh èvro (currency unit of the European Monetary Union) · uz yevro (currency unit of the European Monetary Union) · es euro (currency unit of the European Monetary Union) · hy եվրո (currency unit of the European Monetary Union) · be е́ўра (currency unit of the European Monetary Union) · mr यूरो (coin worth 1 euro) · ps ېورو (currency unit of the European Monetary Union) · pl euro (currency unit of the European Monetary Union) · fa یورو (currency unit of the European Monetary Union) · ro euro (coin worth 1 euro) · lij éoro (currency unit of the European Monetary Union) · lv eiro (currency unit of the European Monetary Union) · ar يُورُو (currency unit of the European Monetary Union) · am ዩሮ (currency unit of the European Monetary Union) · bn ইউরো (currency unit of the European Monetary Union) · af euro (currency unit of the European Monetary Union) · ja ユーロ (currency unit of the European Monetary Union) · ast euru (currency unit of the European Monetary Union) · sh ѐуро (currency unit of the European Monetary Union) · ru евро (coin worth 1 euro) · my ယူရို (currency unit of the European Monetary Union) · yue 歐元 /欧元 (currency unit of the European Monetary Union) · eo eŭro (currency unit of the European Monetary Union) · ar يورو (currency unit of the European Monetary Union) · io euro (currency unit of the European Monetary Union) · yi אייראָ (currency unit of the European Monetary Union) · ca euro (currency unit of the European Monetary Union) · yue 歐羅 /欧罗 (currency unit of the European Monetary Union) · ga eoró (currency unit of the European Monetary Union) · mwl ouro (currency unit of the European Monetary Union) · cs euro (currency unit of the European Monetary Union) · eu euro (coin worth 1 euro) · uk є́вро (currency unit of the European Monetary Union) · grc εὐρώ (currency unit of the European Monetary Union) · ru е́вро (currency unit of the European Monetary Union) · sms euʹrr (currency unit of the European Monetary Union) · mk евро (currency unit of the European Monetary Union) · tg евро (currency unit of the European Monetary Union) · is evra (currency unit of the European Monetary Union) · la euronummus (currency unit of the European Monetary Union) · sq euro (currency unit of the European Monetary Union) · ro euro (currency unit of the European Monetary Union) · mi uro (currency unit of the European Monetary Union) · fi euro (currency unit of the European Monetary Union) · ga euro (coin worth 1 euro) · la euro (currency unit of the European Monetary Union) · ast euru (coin worth 1 euro) · el ευρώ (coin worth 1 euro) · an euro (currency unit of the European Monetary Union) · tt евро (currency unit of the European Monetary Union) · nrf ûro (currency unit of the European Monetary Union) · it euro (currency unit of the European Monetary Union) · km យូរ៉ូ (currency unit of the European Monetary Union) · la eurum (currency unit of the European Monetary Union) · ur یورو (currency unit of the European Monetary Union) · se euro (currency unit of the European Monetary Union) · th ยูโร (currency unit of the European Monetary Union) · eu euro (currency unit of the European Monetary Union) · sh èuro (currency unit of the European Monetary Union) · he אֵירוֹ (currency unit of the European Monetary Union) · sl evro (currency unit of the European Monetary Union) · yo yúrò (currency unit of the European Monetary Union) · el ευρώ (currency unit of the European Monetary Union) · az avro (currency unit of the European Monetary Union) · gv oaro (currency unit of the European Monetary Union) · ia euro (currency unit of the European Monetary Union) · fo evra (currency unit of the European Monetary Union) · hu euró (currency unit of the European Monetary Union) · ga euronna (currency unit of the European Monetary Union) · ast euro (coin worth 1 euro) · bg е́вро (currency unit of the European Monetary Union) · la euronus (currency unit of the European Monetary Union) · ms euro (currency unit of the European Monetary Union) · mt ewro (currency unit of the European Monetary Union) · et euro (currency unit of the European Monetary Union) · mn евро (currency unit of the European Monetary Union) · smn evro (currency unit of the European Monetary Union) · be э́ўра (currency unit of the European Monetary Union) · nb euro (currency unit of the European Monetary Union) · et eur (currency unit of the European Monetary Union) · oc èuro (currency unit of the European Monetary Union) · ug ياۋرۇ (currency unit of the European Monetary Union) · sk euro (currency unit of the European Monetary Union) · sv euro (currency unit of the European Monetary Union) · fo evra (coin worth 1 euro) · id euro (currency unit of the European Monetary Union) · cy ewro (currency unit of the European Monetary Union) · es euro (coin worth 1 euro) · fr euro (currency unit of the European Monetary Union) · hi यूरो (currency unit of the European Monetary Union) · zh 歐元 /欧元 (currency unit of the European Monetary Union) · vi Âu kim (currency unit of the European Monetary Union) · ast euro (currency unit of the European Monetary Union) · km អឺរ៉ូ (currency unit of the European Monetary Union) · nn euro (currency unit of the European Monetary Union) · da euro (currency unit of the European Monetary Union) · ky эвро (currency unit of the European Monetary Union) · sh ѐвро (currency unit of the European Monetary Union) · gl euro (coin worth 1 euro) · ka ევრო (currency unit of the European Monetary Union) · pt euro (currency unit of the European Monetary Union) · kw euro (currency unit of the European Monetary Union) · lt euras (currency unit of the European Monetary Union) · kk еуро (currency unit of the European Monetary Union) · fi euro (coin worth 1 euro) · ko 유로 (currency unit of the European Monetary Union) · gl euro (currency unit of the European Monetary Union) · tr euro (currency unit of the European Monetary Union) · vi euro (currency unit of the European Monetary Union) · de Euro (currency unit of the European Monetary Union) · nl euro (currency unit of the European Monetary Union) · ga euro (currency unit of the European Monetary Union) · tl euro (currency unit of the European Monetary Union) · tr avro (currency unit of the European Monetary Union)