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penny

penny

noun PEN-nee Rare
Numbers & Measures Money

Origin: English loanword, unchanged; the British coin name of Old English origin.

Also means

cent

Usage Note

Penny is used in Italian as an invariable masculine noun: il penny, i penny. It refers specifically to the British coin (1/100 of a pound) or, in informal contexts, to small amounts of money generally. The American cent is also sometimes colloquially called penny in Italian, borrowed from American English usage. The plural is invariable (i penny, not 'pennies').

Examples

"Non vale un penny."

Natural Translation

It is not worth a penny.

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