Polyglot Dictionary

pognon

/pɔɲɔ̃/

le noun B1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Colloquial Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. money, dough (slang)

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Mass Scope Individual

Similar words

oseille

Both are everyday slang for "money." pognon is probably the single most common money slang word in French; oseille (literally "sorrel," the plant) is a more colorful, slightly older-sounding alternative.

Practice

1 What does pognon mean?

2 Fill the gap: Il a gagné beaucoup de ___ avec ce projet.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches pognon?

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