óbolo

See also: obolo

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈɔ.bo.lu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈɔ.bo.lo/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈɔ.bu.lu/ [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

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

Noun

óbolo m (plural óbolos)

  1. obolus
  2. mite; couple of pennies

Further reading
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