li·ra 
(lîrə, lērä)
(lîrə, lērä)n. pl. li·re (lîrā, lērĕ) or li·ras Abbr. l.
1. See Table at currency.
2. The primary unit of currency in Italy, Malta, San Marino, and the Vatican City before the adoption of the euro.
[Italian, from Old Italian, from Old Provençal liura, from Latin lībra, a unit of weight, pound.]