portamonedas

Spanish

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of porta (“to carry”) +‎ monedas (“coins”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /poɾtamoˈnedas/ [poɾ.t̪a.moˈne.ð̞as]
• Rhymes: -edas
• Syllabification: por‧ta‧mo‧ne‧das

Noun

portamonedas m (plural portamonedas)

1. purse, coin purse

Further reading

• “portamonedas”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025