chelín
/t͡ʃeˈlin/ · B2 · noun · m
ugandan shilling
💷 chelín sounds like cheh-LEEN, a shilling coin; from Old English scilling
Spanish borrowed chelín from English shilling, the old British coin. Say it as cheh-LEEN: the English sh- becomes ch-, and the ending sounds like lean. Link chelín with a small old coin of Britain.