operula

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

ŏpĕrūla, ae, f. dim. [opera],

I a little trouble , slight service (post-class.), Dig. 50, 14, 3.—

II Transf., earnings , gain (postclass.): operulas merere, Ap. Met. 1, 7, 33.