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lempira, n.|lɛmˈpiːrə|
Pl. lempiras.
[The name of Lempira (1497–1537), an Indian chieftain killed at Cerquín when leading an army of 30,000 against the conquistadors under Alonso de Cáceres.]
The principal monetary unit of Honduras, equivalent to 100 centavos; a coin of this value. Also called peso.
[1930N.Y. Times 30 Mar. 4/5 The money will be used to stabilize the new Honduran currency, called the empira.] 1931Bull. Pan Amer. Union June 644 By virtue of a decree passed by Congress on March 9, 1931, and signed by the President of the Republic on the following day, the lempira has been adopted as the new monetary unit of Honduras. Its value is fixed at 50 cents, United States currency. 1946Whitaker's Almanack 1947 916/2 [Honduras] Revenue (Budget) Lempiras 14,582,493. 1962R. A. G. Carson Coins 434 The coinage degree [sic] of 1926 instituted a new unit—the lempira—which, together with the 50 and 20 centavo values, was struck in silver. 1979Internat. Jrnl. Sociol. of Law VII. 138 United Brands sold Honduras 190 miles of railroad track together with two wharves for the token sum of 2 lempira. 1986Times 28 May 16/2 A refugee from Nicaragua with only 300 lempiras in his pocket. |