esmola

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:

esmolar

1. (intransitive, transitive) to give as alms, to donate
2. (intransitive, transitive) to ask as alms, to beg

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/izˈmɔ.lɐ/

Etymology

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

Concepts

alms

charity

handout

benefaction

virtue

almsgiving

alms-giving

dole

dolour

zakat

Translations

aumône

limosna

Almosen

aalmoes

elemosina

almoina

jałmużna

sadaka

ελεημοσύνη

caridad

almòina

eleemosyna

vertu

elemosina

indemnité de chômage

Sentences

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

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