Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

obole

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: obole
IPA

7

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An obsolete French coin.

Example Sentences

"If a small ship arrives at Billingsgate it will give one obole as thelony [custom]"

Etymology

Borrowed from French obole. Doublet of obolus, obol, and pul.

Inflected Forms

oboles (plural)

Questions

What does obole mean?: An obsolete French coin.
Where does obole come from?: Borrowed from French obole. Doublet of obolus, obol, and pul.

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