a iosa

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Italian

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Etymology

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From "iosa", Tuscan pronunciation of "chiosa", a little disc made of wood or lead used by children as substitute for money in games that replicated gambling games,[1] indicating that certain goods are abundant and available enough that could also be bought with chiose.[2]

Adverb

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a iosa

  1. in plenty, in abundance, galore, in great quantity
  2. bog-standard, run-of-the-mill, a dime a dozen, common-or-garden

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