pruta
/pruːˈtɑː/
noun
- A former Israeli coin, equal to one thousandth of an Israeli pound; also used as a unit of currency in ancient Judea.
- In the 1950s, a pruta could buy a loaf of bread in Israel.
- The museum displayed a glass case filled with ancient pruta coins.
- The collector found a bronze pruta from the time of the Hasmonean kings.