guinea

Nouns

  • (n) a former British gold coin worth 21 shillings
  • (n) (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Italian descent dago, ginzo, greaseball, wop,
  • (n) a republic in western Africa on the Atlantic; formerly a French colony; achieved independence from France in 1958 French Guinea, Republic of Guinea,
  • (n) a west African bird having dark plumage mottled with white; native to Africa but raised for food in many parts of the world guinea fowl, Numida meleagris,

Synonyms

dago ginzo greaseball wop French Guinea Republic of Guinea guinea fowl Numida meleagris

Words of close approximity

Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau monetary unit Guinea-Bissau peso Guinea corn guinea flower guinea fowl guinea gold guinea gold vine Guinea grains guinea hen guinea-hen flower Guinean Guinean franc Guinean monetary unit Guinea pepper guinea pig Guinea worm Guinea worm disease