prutah

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noun

A bronze coin, equivalent to the Roman quadrans, used in ancient Palestine.

OriginHebrew פרוטה →
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Meanings

nounprutah (plural prutahs or prutot or prutoth)

plural prutahs · plural prutot · plural prutoth · alternative pruta

  1. A bronze coin, equivalent to the Roman quadrans, used in ancient Palestine.
  2. An aluminium coin, worth one thousandth of a pound, used in Israel until 1960.

Origin

  1. Hebrewפרוטה
  2. Englishprutah

From Hebrew פרוטה.

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Anagrams

Prutha
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APA

prutah. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prutah

MLA

“prutah.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prutah. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “prutah,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prutah.

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