triobol

noun

tri·​obol

(ˈ)trī+

variants or triobolon

plural triobols or triobolons

: an ancient Greek coin worth 3 obols or ¹/₂ drachm

Word History

Etymology

Latin triobolus, from Greek triōbolon, from tri- three + obolos obol

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