PRUTAH


Meaning of PRUTAH in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

or pru·ta prü-ˈtä

( plural pru·toth -ˈtōt, -ˈtōth, -ˈtōs ; or pru·tot -ˈtōt, -ˈtōs)

Etymology: Modern Hebrew pĕrūṭāh, from Late Hebrew, a small coin

Date: 1949

1. : a former monetary unit of Israel equivalent to 1/1000 pound

2. : a coin representing one prutah

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