English
Etymology
From It. #Italian|soldo, from L. solidum.

Noun
en-noun|soldi

1. historical An Italian coin, formerly one-twelfth of a lira.

#*2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage 2007, p. 647:
#*:That's twelve soldi. I'd be lucky to get as much as a franc for one painting.

Italian

Etymology
L.|it soldus et solidus

Pronunciation
sòldo, /�s�ldo/, /<tt>"sOldo</tt>/

Noun
it-noun|sold|m|o|i

1. penny, cent
2. in plural|lang=it money

Synonyms
denaro

Related terms
soldato

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