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noun
A coin, originally copper, later silver, issued by the Papal States from the 15th century to 1865. In the 19th century the value was five hundredths of a lira.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, historical
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History
From an archaic spelling of Italian baiocco, from baio (“brown”), after its color.
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