obolus

[ob-uh-luhs]

noun

plural

oboli 

1. a modern Greek unit of weight equal to 0.1 gram.

2. obole.

obolus

/ ˈɒbələs, ˈɒbɒl /

noun

1. a modern Greek unit of weight equal to one tenth of a gram

2. a silver coin of ancient Greece worth one sixth of a drachma

Word History and Origins

Origin of obolus¹

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin < Greek obolós small coin, weight

Word History and Origins

Origin of obolus¹

C16: via Latin from Greek obolos small coin, nail; related to obelos spit, variant of _obelus