Guinea vs Quid - What's the difference?
guinea | quid |
Country in Western Africa. Official name: Republic of Guinea.
(US, slang, derogatory, ethnic slur) Someone of Italian descent in the United States.
The inherent nature of something.
(US, historical) A section of the Democratic-Republican Party between 1805 and 1811 (from tertium quid ).
(historical) A sovereign or guinea.
(British, colloquial) Pound sterling.
(Australia, colloquial) pound
(Ireland, colloquial) pound, punt
(Ireland, colloquial) euro
(United States, colloquial) dollar
To chew tobacco
* 1902 , John Masefield,
(of a horse) To let food drop from the mouth whilst chewing
As nouns the difference between guinea and quid
is that guinea is a person of Italian descent while quid is the inherent nature of something.As a proper noun Guinea
is country in Western Africa. Official name: Republic of Guinea.As a verb quid is
to chew tobacco.guinea
English
(wikipedia Guinea)Proper noun
(en proper noun)Derived terms
* Equatorial Guinea * French Guinea * Guinea-Bissau * Guinean * New Guinea * Papua New Guinea * Portuguese Guinea * Spanish GuineaSee also
*quid
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) .Noun
(en noun)Etymology 2
Likely derives from the phrase quid pro quo meaning "this for that", referring to the exchange of goods/services for money.Noun
(en-noun)- Five quid for a sandwich? You're having a laugh!
Synonyms
* (pound sterling) ** pound, pound sterling ** (slang) nicker, sovDerived terms
* quids inEtymology 3
Variant of (cud).Verb
(quidd)- Ah! the pig-tailed, quidding pirates and the pretty pranks we played
