baiocco

noun

ba·​ioc·​co

bə-ˈyȯ-(ˌ)kō

variants or baioc

bə-ˈyȯk

or baioccho or bajoccho or bajocco

bə-ˈyȯ-(ˌ)kō

plural baiocchi

bə-ˈyȯ-kē

or baioccos or baiocs or baiocchos or bajocchi

bə-ˈyȯ-kē

or bajocchos or bajoccos

1

: a minor billon or copper coin of the former Papal States equal to ¹/₁₀₀scudo

2

: a unit of value equivalent to one baiocco coin

coins worth 2 and 5 baiocchi

Postage stamps worth 6 and 8 baiocchi were issued.

Word History

Etymology

Italian baiocco, probably from Medieval Latin Baiocas Bayeux, city in Normandy, France (appearing in inscriptions on certain Merovingian coins)

First Known Use

1850, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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