prutah

English

Alternative forms

• pruta

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.

Anagrams

• Harput