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óbolo.

obolus (silver coin)

5 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɔ.bo.lu/Brazil/ˈɔ.bu.lu/Portugal[ˈɔ.βu.lu]Portugal/ˈɔ.bu.lu/Portugal, Southern
  1. obolus (silver coin)

    masculine
  2. alms (donation of little value, given to the poor)

    figuratively · masculine
  3. unit of weight that is approximately equivalent to 0.72 grams

    masculine
  4. Charon's obol (a coin placed in or on the mouth of a dead person before burial)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Learned borrowing from Latin obolus, from Ancient Greek ὀβολός (obolós), from ὀβελός (obelós, “spit, rod”).

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