bajocco
bajocco noun: a coin, originally copper, later silver, issued by the Papal States from the 15th century to 1865. In the 19th century the value was five hundredths of a lira.
Noun
bajocco (plural bajoccos or bajocchi)
- A coin, originally copper, later silver, issued by the Papal States from the 15th century to 1865. In the 19th century the value was five hundredths of a lira.
- I have heard a brother of the story-telling trade, at Naples, preaching to a pack of good-for-nothing honest lazy fellows by the sea-shore, work himself up into such a rage and passion with some of the villains whose wicked deeds he was describing and inventing, that the audience could not resist...1847 January – 1848 July, William Makepeace Thackeray, chapter 8, in Vanity Fair […], London: Bradbury and Evans […], published 1848, →OCLC
Forms of bajocco
| plural | bajoccos |
|---|---|
| plural | bajocchi |
| alternative form | baioc |
| alternative form | baiocco |
Origin of bajocco
From an archaic spelling of Italian baiocco, from baio (“brown”), after its color.
Questions about bajocco
- What does bajocco mean?
- Bajocco means a coin, originally copper, later silver, issued by the Papal States from the 15th century to 1865. In the 19th century the value was five hundredths of a lira.
- What part of speech is bajocco?
- Bajocco is a noun.
- What is the plural of bajocco?
- The plural of bajocco is bajoccos.
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