soldo

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noun

An Italian coin, formerly one-twentieth of a lira.

OriginItalian soldo ← Latin solidum →
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Meanings

nounsoldo (plural soldi or soldos)

plural soldi · plural soldos

  1. historicalAn Italian coin, formerly one-twentieth of a lira.

    That's twelve soldi. I'd be lucky to get as much as a franc for one painting.

    2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage, published 2007, page 647

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
solidus

Origin

  1. Latinsolidum
  2. Italiansoldo
  3. Englishsoldo

From Italian soldo, from Latin solidum. Doublet of sol, sold, solid, solidus, sou, and xu.

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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

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