soldo

American  

[sol-doh, sawl-daw] / ˈsɒl doʊ, ˈsɔl dɔ /

noun

plural

soldi

1. a former copper coin of Italy, the twentieth part of a lira, equal to five centesimi.

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soldo British  

/ ˈsɒldəʊ, ˈsoldo /

noun

1. a former Italian copper coin worth one twentieth of a lira

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Etymology

Origin of soldo

1590–1600; < Italian < Latin solidum; see sol ²

Example Sentences

"Say positively, I beg you, and throw the traditional soldo in the fountain."

From Asbe?n From the Life of a Virtuoso by Schubin, Ossip

"You have no soldo?" said she; "then I will lend you one."

From Asbe?n From the Life of a Virtuoso by Schubin, Ossip

Oh, never again, Enrico, pass a mother who is begging, without placing a soldo in her hand!

From Cuore (Heart) An Italian Schoolboy's Journal by Hapgood, Isabel Florence

It is as though a soldo and a flower fell from your hand together.

From Cuore (Heart) An Italian Schoolboy's Journal by Hapgood, Isabel Florence

"The price is thirty-three million, three hundred and thirty-three thousand, three hundred and thirty-three scudi, and not a soldo less!" announced the shoemaker, with a broad smile.

From Manasseh A Romance of Transylvania by Bicknell, Percy Favor