lempira

[ lem-peer-uh ]

noun
  1. a paper money and monetary unit of Honduras, equal to 100 centavos. Abbreviation: L.

Origin of lempira

1
First recorded in 1930–35; from Latin American Spanish; named after Lempira (1497–1537), a war chief of the Lenca people of western Honduras, who was killed fighting the Spanish conquistadors in 1537

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British Dictionary definitions for lempira

lempira

/ (lɛmˈpɪərə) /


noun
  1. the standard monetary unit of Honduras, divided into 100 centavos

Origin of lempira

1
American Spanish, after Lempira, Indian chief who opposed the Spanish

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