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

The "lira" of the first of these systems is derived from the "libra" of Charlemagne, and, like it, was divided into 20 soldi, each soldo being subdivided into 12 denari.

From The History of Currency, 1252 to 1896 by Shaw, William Arthur

He never spends a soldo, I am positive; and if he drops a centesimo under the benches, he is capable of hunting for it for a week.

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

It takes a soldo to get in, and Luigi has but few of them, but he is always there.

From The Parthenon By Way Of Papendrecht by Smith, Francis Hopkinson

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

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

"Fifteen thousand lire, milor—not a soldo less," declared the dapper, frock-coated salesman, in a tone of final decision which Slyne's sharp ears judged unfeigned.

From The White Blackbird by Douglas, Hudson