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Rwanda franc

Rwanda franc

4.2
The money used in Rwanda, called the franc
  • noun
translation icon : franco ruandés
  • I exchanged my dollars for Rwanda francs at the airport.

Examples

  • The price of the meal was 2,500 Rwanda francs at the local restaurant.

  • The value of the Rwanda franc has remained stable over the past year.

  • You can exchange your dollars for Rwanda franc at the airport upon arrival.

  • The price of the meal was 5000 Rwanda francs.

  • The price of the meal was 2,500 Rwanda francs at the local restaurant.

  • The value of the Rwanda franc has remained stable over the past year.

  • You can exchange your dollars for Rwanda francs at the airport upon arrival.

Surface Forms

Rwanda franc singular
Rwanda francs plural

Morphology

Rwanda + franc

The phrase is fully compositional: a country name plus a currency noun denotes the currency used in that country, so a B1 learner who knows 'Rwanda' and 'franc' can infer 'the currency of Rwanda'. This noun‑noun pattern for currencies is cross‑linguistically common (e.g. 'US dollar', 'Japanese yen') and follows regular English compounding, making it immediately understandable.

Etymology

Rwanda franc comes from joining the country's name Rwanda with franc, a common name for a unit of money that came from French and Belgian currencies. So, the phrase means 'the unit of money used in Rwanda'.