grossetto
UK/ɡɹəʊˈsɛtəʊ/US/ɡɹoʊˈsɛtoʊ/
grossetto noun: an Italian coin of the fourteenth century.
Noun
grossetto (plural grossetti)
- An Italian coin of the fourteenth century.
- A copper piece, called the grossetto, and resembling the grosso in character and design, but having on the reverse the legend TIBI LAVS & GLORIA, made its first appearance under the Doge Veniero (1383-1400) and at a later period we find the half-grossetto (1523-38).1884, The Antiquary, volume 9
- Probably the best-known example of this is the grosso, with its varieties, the grossetto and the grossone; these names can of course be traced to the numi grossi, i. e., thick coins, or large denarii originally struck in Bohemia in the thirteenth century.1917, “The Numismatist: An Illustrated Monthly Magazine for Those Interested in Coins, Medals, and Paper Money”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), volume 30
Forms of grossetto
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Origin of grossetto
Borrowed from Italian grossetto, diminutive of grosso.
Questions about grossetto
- What does grossetto mean?
- Grossetto means an Italian coin of the fourteenth century.
- What part of speech is grossetto?
- Grossetto is a noun.
- How do you pronounce grossetto?
- Grossetto is pronounced /ɡɹoʊˈsɛtoʊ/ (US).
- What is the plural of grossetto?
- The plural of grossetto is grossetti.
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