el vil metal

== Spanish == === Etymology === Literally, “the vile metal”. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /el ˌbil meˈtal/ [el ˌβ̞il meˈt̪al] Syllabification: el vil me‧tal === Noun === el vil metal m (uncountable) (colloquial, idiomatic) wonga; bread (money) === Further reading === “el vil metal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025