baiocco
|bai-oc-co|
🇺🇸
/baɪˈɑːkoʊ/
🇬🇧
/baɪˈɒkəʊ/
Italian small coin / Italian biscuit name
Etymology
'baiocco' originates from Italian, specifically the word 'baiocco' (plural 'baiocchi'), used in historical Italian states.
'baiocco' appears in Medieval and Early Modern Italian coinage records; the term was used in the Papal States and surrounding regions and persisted into the 18th–19th centuries as a local currency name.
Initially it referred specifically to a particular small coin used in certain Italian states; over time it has become an archaic/historical term in English referring to that coin or, figuratively, a very small amount of money.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
a small historical Italian coin, especially one used in the Papal States from the medieval period through the 19th century.
The museum displayed a 17th-century baiocco from the Papal States.
Synonyms
Last updated: 2026/01/02 03:54