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soldo

[ sol-doh; Italian sawl-daw ]

noun

plural soldi
  1. a former copper coin of Italy, the twentieth part of a lira, equal to five centesimi.


soldo

/ ˈsɒldəʊ; ˈsoldo /

noun

  1. a former Italian copper coin worth one twentieth of a lira
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of soldo1

1590–1600; < Italian < Latin solidum; sol 2
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of soldo1

C16: from Italian, from Late Latin solidum a gold coin; see soldier
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The officers involved in the shooting were identified as Capt. Jay Leavitt and Officer Robert Soldo.

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Soldo has been an officer for more than eight years.

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Leavitt and Soldo remain on paid administrative leave while Saturday’s shooting is being investigated.

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"Made from a dense dough that burns but does not cook, and is covered with almost-raw tomatoes, garlic, oregano, and pepper: these pizzas, in many pieces that cost one soldo are entrusted to a boy who walks around to sell them on the street, on a movable table," writes Matilde Serao in 1884's The Bowels of Naples.

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Antonella Soldo, from the "Better Legal" cannabis pressure group, said almost half of the signatories were aged under 25.

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