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noun
A dollar sent home by a foreign migrant worker, especially to Mexico.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
Topics: economics, sciences
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Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree French migrantbor. English migrant Proto-Germanic *dalą Proto-West Germanic *dal Old High German tal Middle High German tal German Tal German Talerder. Middle Low German dālerbor. Dutch dalerbor. English dollar blend English migradollar Blend of migrant + dollar.
