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Webster 1913 Edition

Obolo

Ob′o-lo

,
Noun.
[Cf.
Obolus
.]
A copper coin, used in the Ionian Islands, about one cent in value.

Definition 2024

óbolo

óbolo

See also: obolo

Portuguese

Noun

óbolo m (plural óbolos)

  1. obolus (silver coin)
  2. Charon's obol (a coin placed in or on the mouth of a dead person before burial)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈɔ.βu.lu/
  • Hyphenation: ó‧bo‧lo

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