siglos

[ sig-los ]

noun,plural sig·loi [sig-loi]. /ˈsɪg lɔɪ/.
  1. a silver coin of ancient Persia, the 20th part of a daric.

Origin of siglos

1
<Greek síglos<Semitic; compare Hebrew sheqelshekel

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siglos

/ (ˈsɪɡlɒs) /


nounplural -loi (-lɔɪ)
  1. a silver coin of ancient Persia worth one twentieth of a daric

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