leu
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A unit of money in Romania equal to 100 bani
- noun
- /leɪu/
:
lei rumano
- World War I had devastated Transylvania's economy; an unfavorable currency conversion to the Romanian Leu compounded Saxon losses.
Examples
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In Romania, the price of a coffee is about five leu.
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I exchanged my euros for leu before traveling to Romania.
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The store accepts both leu and euros for purchases.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Leu for Romania's money comes from an old silver coin that showed a lion and from the Latin word leo, which means 'lion'. So leu became the name for the country's currency, like calling it the 'lion' coin.
