prutah

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pru·tah

 (pro͞o-tä′)
n. pl. pru·toth or pru·tot (-tōt′)
A coin formerly used in Israel, equal to one thousandth of a pound.

[Modern Hebrew pruta, from Mishnaic Hebrew pərûṭâ, a small coin, feminine passive participle of pāraṭ, to break; see prṭ in Semitic roots.]
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prutah

(pruːˈtɑː)
n, pl -tot, pl -toth
(Currencies) a former Israeli coin of low denomination
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