Meaning of esmola | Babel Free

Definitions

1. alms
   feminine
2. almsgiving
   feminine
3. Equivalent to 'Alms': Initialism of American Le Mans Series, an enclosed-wheel enclosed-cockpit four-wheel custom-built prototype sports car racing series.

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Examples

“1340, C. Rodríguez Núñez (ed.) (1989): "Santa María de Belvís, un convento mendicante femenino en la Baja Edad Media (1305-1400)", Estudios Mindonienses, 5, page 481”

the very poor ones, who have nothing to sustain themselves save for the alms and help of the good Christians

“Ahi vay esa esmoliña p'rá à virxen à empregà que che lla dou de boa mentes; ¡cantè quen poidera mais!”

There it goes this little alms, Apply it to the Virgin because I give it to her willingly If only I could give more!

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