óbolo

See also: obolo

Portuguese

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

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)

Spanish

Noun

óbolo m (plural óbolos)

  1. obolus
  2. mite; couple of pennies
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