thune
See also: Thune
French
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editOf unclear origin; perhaps from Tunes, an obsolete form of Tunis. The semantic development went from "alms" to "five-franc coin" to "money".
Pronunciation
editNoun
editthune f (plural thunes)
- (slang) cash, dosh (money)
- (slang, Switzerland, obsolete in France) a coin worth five francs
- (slang, obsolete) alms
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “thune”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.