óbolo

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Portuguese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: ó‧bo‧lo

Noun

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óbolo m (plural óbolos)

  1. obolus (silver coin)
  2. (figuratively) alms (donation of little value, given to the poor)
  3. (mathematics) unit of weight that is approximately equivalent to 0.72 grams
  4. Charon's obol (a coin placed in or on the mouth of a dead person before burial)

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈobolo/ [ˈo.β̞o.lo]
  • Rhymes: -obolo
  • Syllabification: ó‧bo‧lo

Noun

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óbolo m (plural óbolos)

  1. obolus
  2. mite; couple of pennies

Further reading

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