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euro

nounBeginnerHigh frequency

What does “euro” mean in English?

  1. euro

Example sentences

  • Cuesta cinco euros.

    It costs five euros.

  • Tengo veinte euros en la cartera.

    I have twenty euros in my wallet.

  • El euro es la moneda de España.

    The euro is the currency of Spain.

How to use it

Euro means 'euro' (the currency). Masculine: el euro. Plural euros. Used in most of Western Europe; equivalent to United States dollars in coverage.

Common mistake

Pluralise normally (cinco euros). Don't say 'cinco euro' — Spanish always pluralises with countable units.

Topics

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Reference

This entry’s teaching guidance follows A New Reference Grammar of Modern Spanish (Butt, Benjamin & Moreira Rodríguez, Routledge), 1.