prutah

English

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Etymology

From Hebrew פרוטה‎‎.

Noun

prutah (plural prutahs or prutot or prutoth)

  1. A bronze coin, equivalent to the Roman quadrans, used in ancient Palestine.
  2. An aluminium coin, worth one thousandth of a pound, used in Israel until 1960.

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