Main Entry:

pru·tah

Variant(s):

or pru·ta \prü-ˈtä\

Function:

noun

Inflected Form(s):

plural pru·toth \-ˈtōt, -ˈtōth, -ˈtōs\ or pru·tot \-ˈtōt, -ˈtōs\

Etymology:

Modern Hebrew pĕrūṭāh, from Late Hebrew, a small coin

Date:

1949

1 : a former monetary unit of Israel equivalent to ¹⁄₁₀₀₀ pound 2 : a coin representing one prutah