guinea

(gĭn'ē)
n.

1. (Abbr. g.)
   1. A gold coin issued in England from 1663 to 1813 and worth one pound and one shilling.
   2. The sum of one pound and one shilling.
2. Offensive Slang. Used as a disparaging term for a person of Italian birth or descent.

[After the GUINEA coast of Africa, the source of the gold from which it was first made.]

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IN BRIEF: n. - A republic in western Africa on the Atlantic; Offensive terms for a person of Italian descent.

Tutor's tip: "Guiana" is a region on the northeast coast of South America that includes "Guyana", Surinam and French Guiana. "Guinea" is a West African country. A "guinea" is a no longer used English coin.

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noun
Also ginny, guinny Also ginny, guinny
noun, US derog, dated

An immigrant of Italian or Spanish origin. (1896 —) .
J. O'Hara Tony Murascho, who up to that time had been known only as a tough little guinny, was matched to fight a preliminary bout at McGovern's Hall (1934).

[From Guinea, the name of part of the West Coast of Africa, presumably with reference to such people's dark skin.]

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• Money, Currency, and Denominations - guinea: former coin of Great Britain, equal to twenty-one shillings

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - Guinea

n. - Guinea

idioms:

• guinea fowl    perlehøne
• guinea pig    marsvin, forsøgskanin

Nederlands (Dutch)
gienje (muntsoort)

Français (French)
n. - (GB) guinée (unité monétaire = 21 shillings), (GB) ancienne monnaie d'or (= 20 shillings de valeur nominale), (Équit) palefrenier

idioms:

• guinea fowl    pintade
• guinea pig    cochon d'Inde

n. - Guinée

Deutsch (German)
idioms:

• guinea fowl    (zo.) Perlhuhn
• guinea pig    (zo.) Meerschweinchen, (ugs.) Versuchskaninchen

n. - Guinea

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (Βρετ.) γκινέα (νομισματική μονάδα)

idioms:

• guinea fowl    (ορνιθ.) φραγκόκοτα
• guinea pig    (ζωολ.) ινδικό χοιρίδιο, (μτφ.) πειραματόζωο

n. - (γεωγρ.) Γουινέα

Italiano (Italian)
Guinea

idioms:

• guinea fowl    gallina faraona
• guinea pig    cavia, porcellino d'India

Português (Portuguese)
n. - Guiné (f), Guinea

idioms:

• guinea fowl    galinha (f) d'angola (Ornit.)
• guinea pig    porquinho-da-índia (m) (Zool.), cobaia (f) (Zool.)

Русский (Russian)
Гвинея, гвинейский, гинея

idioms:

• guinea fowl    цесарка (птица)
• guinea pig    морская свинка, "подопытный кролик"

Гвинея

Español (Spanish)
n. - guinea

idioms:

• guinea fowl    gallina de Guinea, pintada
• guinea pig    conejillo de Indias, cobayo, curiel, cuy, cuye, curí

n. - Guinea

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - Guinea

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
几内亚

idioms:

• guinea fowl    珍珠鸡
• guinea pig    供作实验者, 实验材料, 天竺鼠

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 幾內亞

n. - 幾內亞

idioms:

• guinea fowl    珍珠雞
• guinea pig    供作實驗者, 實驗材料, 天竺鼠

한국어 (Korean)
idioms:

• guinea fowl    (서아프리카) 꿩의 일종
• guinea pig    모르모트, 시험대

n. - 기니(인민 혁명 공화국) (아프리카 서부의 연안; 수도 Conakry(코나크리)), 21실링(현재의 1.05 파운드)에 상당하는 영국의 옛 통화 단위, 마구간의 잡역부, 기니 (영국의 옛 금화), (서아프리카) 꿩의 일종

idioms:

• Equatorial guinea    적도 기니 (적도 아프리카 중서부의 공화국; 수도 Malabo)
• Gulf of guinea    기니 만

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - ギニア

idioms:

• guinea fowl    ホロホロチョウ
• guinea pig    テンジクネズミ, 実験材料

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) غينيا‏

עברית (Hebrew)
guinea fowl - ‮פנינייה (עוף), תרנגולת-פנינים‬
n. - ‮גיני, עשרים ואחד שילינג, גיניאה (מדינה במערב אפריקה)‬

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