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tuppence

/ˈtʌp.ənts/

Translation

n [u]
(inform)
dos peniques
not to {care/give} tuppence UK (old-fash)
importar un comino col.
I couldn't care tuppence
Me importa un comino
(Definition of tuppence n from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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