soldo

Etymology

From Italian soldo, from Latin solidum. Doublet of solidus and sou.

noun

  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

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