penny
nounmasculinecalão/ˈʃa.vu/low
cha·vo
Definition
A coin of low value; money in general (slang and regional usage, mainly in Northern Portugal).
I don't have a penny for the bus.
Lend me a few pennies for coffee?
Common collocations
a pennya few pennieswithout a penny
Idiomatic expressions
- not have a penny to one's name (to be broke)
Etymology
Do calão 'chavão', possivelmente de origem cigana. Em pt-PT, é uma forma regional/calão.