esmola

Betekenis

Noun

1. (feminine) alms (small amount of money or goods given to someone as charity)
2. (feminine) almsgiving (the practice of giving alms)
3. (feminine,figuratively) a small benefit or help given to someone in need

Verb

1. (form-of,indicative,present,singular,third-person) inflection of esmolar:
2. (form-of,imperative,second-person,singular) inflection of esmolar:

Koppelteken as

es‧mo‧la

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/izˈmɔ.lɐ/

Etimologie

From Old Galician-Portuguese esmolla, esmolna, earlier elmosna, from Late Latin eleēmosyna, from Ancient Greek ἐλεημοσύνη (eleēmosúnē).

Sinne

A esmola que é feita em segredo é a melhor feita .

The almsgiving that is done in secret is the best done.