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Synonyms of guinea

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Another word for guinea is guinea fowl. Other synonyms of guinea are dago, Eyetie, goombah, greaseball and guido.

Synonyms and similar words for guinea

nounSynonym of guinea fowl.

nounA person of Italian descent.

  • dagoA person of Italian descent.
  • EyetieAn Italian.
  • goombahA person of Italian descent (often implies the person is connected to Italian organized crime).
  • greaseball
  • guido
  • wogSomeone of Mediterranean descent, such as an Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Lebanese, Greek, or Maltese person.
  • wopA person of Italian descent.

Meaning of guinea

  1. noun A gold coin originally worth twenty shillings; later (from 1717 until the adoption of decimal currency) standardised at a value of twenty-one shillings.
  2. noun Synonym of guinea fowl.
  3. noun A person of Italian descent.

Full definition of guinea

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Questions about synonyms of guinea

What is another word for guinea?
Guinea has 8 synonyms on Word.ws, such as guinea fowl, dago, Eyetie, goombah, greaseball, guido, wog and wop.
What does guinea mean?
Guinea means a gold coin originally worth twenty shillings; later (from 1717 until the adoption of decimal currency) standardised at a value of twenty-one shillings.

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