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soldo

soldo noun: an Italian coin, formerly one-twentieth of a lira.

Noun

soldo (plural soldi or soldos)

  1. (historical) An Italian coin, formerly one-twentieth of a lira.
    • That's twelve soldi. I'd be lucky to get as much as a franc for one painting.2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage, published 2007, page 647

Forms of soldo

pluralsoldi
pluralsoldos

Plural of soldo: soldi or soldos

Origin of soldo

From Italian soldo, from Latin solidum. Doublet of sol, sold, solid, solidus, sou, and xu.

Questions about soldo

What does soldo mean?
Soldo means an Italian coin, formerly one-twentieth of a lira.
What part of speech is soldo?
Soldo is a noun.
What is the plural of soldo?
The plural of soldo is soldi.

Words near soldo in the dictionary

  1. soldior
  2. soldiors
  3. soldiour
  4. soldiours
  5. soldiuh
  6. soldo
  7. soldos
  8. Soldotna
  9. soldout
  10. sole
  11. sole chamber

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