lempira
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The main money used in Honduras, equal to 100 centavos
- noun
- /lɛmˈpɪrə/
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lempira
- The Congress vice-president accused Zelaya of diverting 5.5 billion lempiras to finance the fourth urn campaign.
- Puerto Lempira
Examples
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"A couple hundred lempira," said Gammage.
Fiction book (2002) -
Hundred and fifty lempiras a week.
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Bureaucrats who participated in a demonstration favoring the referendum admitted that they had received 300-500 lempiras for attending.
Blog text (7) -
I need to change 100 U.S. dollars into lempira for my trip to Honduras.
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The price of the meal was 200 lempira, which is about 8 U.S. dollars.
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When traveling in Honduras, it's helpful to know that one lempira equals 100 centavos.
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word lempira is the name of the money used in Honduras and comes from the name of a Lenca leader, Lempira, who fought the Spanish in the 1500s. Because the currency is named for him and often shows his picture, a helpful way to remember lempira is to think 'Honduran money'.