calé

(Engels)

money, cash

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

[kəˈle]

Etimologie (Engels)

Geleen van Caló: calé

In summary

Borrowed from Caló calé, plural of caló, from Romani kalo, from Sanskrit काल (kāla, “dark, black”). The term originally referred to "dark" copper coins in contrast to "light" silver coins, which were called parné, from parnó (“white”).