sin un cinco

Spanish

Etymology

Literally, “without five (cents)”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌsin un ˈθinko/ [ˌsĩn ũn̟ ˈθĩŋ.ko] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /ˌsin un ˈsinko/ [ˌsĩn ũn ˈsĩŋ.ko] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: sin un cin‧co

Adjective

sin un cinco (invariable)

1. (colloquial, Nicaragua, Bolivia, Chile, El Salvador) moneyless

Further reading

• “cinco”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010