óbolo
Portuguese, noun/ˈɔ.bo.lu/
óbolo is spelled Ó-B-O-L-O (5 letters) and appears about once in every 19 million words in written Portuguese, the 128,503rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Óbolo is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “obolus (silver coin)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “esmola”.
What does óbolo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineobolus (silver coin)
- 2
masculinealms (donation of little value, given to the poor)
- 3
masculineunit of weight that is approximately equivalent to 0.72 grams
- 4
masculineCharon's obol (a coin placed in or on the mouth of a dead person before burial)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. esmola 2. donativo de pouco valor 3. moeda grega
noun: 1. uma das principais línguas Benue-Congo da Nigéria
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of óbolo
- óbolos plural
- óbulo alternative obsolete
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce óbolo?
- Brazil /ˈɔ.bo.lu/
- Portugal /ˈɔ.bu.lu/
- Portugal [ˈɔ.βu.lu]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is óbolo in Portuguese?
óbolo appears about once in every 19 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).