ambrosino

noun

am·​bro·​si·​no

ˌam-brə-ˈsē-nō

variants or less commonly ambrosin

ˈam-brə-ˌzin,

-ˌzēn

plural ambrosinos or ambrosins

: a Milanese gold or silver coin of the late 13th and early 14th centuries featuring a depiction of St. Ambrose

Word History

Etymology

Medieval Latin Ambrosinus (nummus), literally, Ambrosian coin, from St. Ambrose (Ambrosius) + Latin -inus -ine

First Known Use

1753, in the meaning defined above

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