guinea

guinea has 6 senses in the JumbleFix dictionary. Letters: 6.

Definitions

• n.. A district on the west coast of Africa (formerly noted for its export of gold and slaves) after which the Guinea fowl, Guinea grass, Guinea peach, etc., are named.
• n.. A gold coin of England current for twenty-one shillings sterling, or about five dollars, but not coined since the issue of sovereigns in 1817.
• n.. a west African bird having dark plumage mottled with white; native to Africa but raised for food in many parts of the world
• n.. a republic in western Africa on the Atlantic; formerly a French colony; achieved independence from France in 1958
• n.. (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Italian descent
• n.. a former British gold coin worth 21 shillings