óbolo

Meaning

1. (masculine) obolus (silver coin)
2. (figuratively, masculine) alms (donation of little value, given to the poor)
3. (masculine) unit of weight that is approximately equivalent to 0.72 grams
4. (masculine) Charon's obol (a coin placed in or on the mouth of a dead person before burial)

Concepts

alms

obolus

Translations

obole

Obolus

obolo

obool

óbolo

obolus

οβολός

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɔ.bo.lu/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin: obolus

In summary

Learned borrowing from Latin obolus, from Ancient Greek ὀβολός (obolós), from ὀβελός (obelós, “spit, rod”).