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baiocco

ba·ioc·co [ bə-ˈyȯ-(ˌ)kō]

baiocco

noun

[bə-ˈyȯ-(ˌ)kō]

variants: or baioc \ bə-ˈyȯk \ or baioccho or bajoccho or bajocco \ bə-ˈyȯ-(ˌ)kō \

Definition of baiocco

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.

First Known Use of baiocco

1850, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology for baiocco

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

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