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Webster 1913 Edition
Soldo
‖
Sol′do
,Noun.
pl.
Soldi
(#)
. [It. See
Sou
.] A small Italian coin worth a sou or a cent; the twentieth part of a lira.
Definition 2024
soldo
soldo
English
Noun
soldo (plural soldi)
- (historical) An Italian coin, formerly one-twentieth of a lira.
- 2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage 2007, p. 647:
- 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 2007, p. 647:
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Noun
soldo (accusative singular soldon, plural soldoj, accusative plural soldojn)
- (military) military pay
- La duaklasa soldato, kiu estas malfeliĉe kun la magra soldo, decidis ne resoldatiĝi.
- The private, unhappy with the meager military pay decided not to reenlist.
Italian
Etymology
From Latin soldus, from solidus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɔldo/
Noun
soldo m (plural soldi)
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Portuguese
Etymology 1
From Old Portuguese soldo, from Latin solidus (“gold coin”).
Alternative forms
- sôldo (obsolete)
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈsow.du/
- (South Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈsow.do/
Noun
soldo m (plural soldos)
- solidus (late Roman gold coin)
- a mediaeval Portuguese coin
- salary or wage; any payment for a service
- (Brazil, specifically) military salary
Synonyms
- (salary) salário
Related terms
Etymology 2
From the verb soldar.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈsɔw.du/
- (South Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈsɔw.do/
Verb
soldo