óbolo

== Portuguese == === Alternative forms === óbulo (obsolete) === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin obolus, from Ancient Greek ὀβολός (obolós), from ὀβελός (obelós, “spit, rod”). === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: ó‧bo‧lo === Noun === óbolo m (plural óbolos) obolus (silver coin) (figuratively) alms (donation of little value, given to the poor) (mathematics) unit of weight that is approximately equivalent to 0.72 grams Charon's obol (a coin placed in or on the mouth of a dead person before burial) === Further reading === “óbolo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “óbolo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === From Latin obolus, from Ancient Greek ὀβολός (obolós). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈobolo/ [ˈo.β̞o.lo] Rhymes: -obolo Syllabification: ó‧bo‧lo === Noun === óbolo m (plural óbolos) obolus (a silver coin minted in Ancient Greece, valued at a sixth of a drachma) mite; couple of pennies === Further reading === “óbolo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025