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lempira

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lem⋅pi⋅ra

  [lem-peer-uh]
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–noun
a paper money and monetary unit of Honduras, equal to 100 centavos. Abbreviation: L.
Origin:
1930–35; < AmerSp, after Lempira, Indian chief
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lem·pi·ra   (lěm-pîr'ə)   
n.  See Table at currency.

[American Spanish, after Lempira (1497-1537), Indian leader who resisted the Spanish conquistadors in Honduras.]
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