prutah

noun

pru·​tah prü-ˈtä 

variants or pruta

plural prutoth prü-ˈtōt 

-ˈtōth,

-ˈtōs

or prutot prü-ˈtōt 

-ˈtōs

1

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

2

: a coin representing one prutah

Word History

Etymology

Modern Hebrew pĕrūṭāh, from Late Hebrew, a small coin

First Known Use

1949, in the meaning defined at sense 1