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单词 lempira
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Definition of lempira in English:

lempira

noun lɛmˈpɪərəˌlemˈpirə
  • The basic monetary unit of Honduras, equal to 100 centavos.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • On a good day she might make as much as 100 lempiras, but usually more like 40 or 50.
    • The teachers are seeking an hourly wage increase of 10.19 lempiras.
    • The minimum funeral grant is 250 lempiras if the insured made at least one contribution in the last 6 months.
    • He gets into social life, the few extra lempiras a week, the booze, the downward spiral.
    • The land cost us 487500 lempiras.

Origin

Named after Lempira, a 16th-century Indian chieftain who opposed the Spanish conquest of Honduras.

Rhymes

Altamira, chimera, clearer, Elvira, era, hearer, Hera, hetaera, interferer, lira, lire, Madeira, Megaera, monstera, rangatira, rearer, scorzonera, sera, shearer, smearer, sneerer, steerer, Thera, Utsire, Vera
 
 

Definition of lempira in US English:

lempira

nounˌlemˈpirə
  • The basic monetary unit of Honduras, equal to 100 centavos.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The teachers are seeking an hourly wage increase of 10.19 lempiras.
    • He gets into social life, the few extra lempiras a week, the booze, the downward spiral.
    • The land cost us 487500 lempiras.
    • On a good day she might make as much as 100 lempiras, but usually more like 40 or 50.
    • The minimum funeral grant is 250 lempiras if the insured made at least one contribution in the last 6 months.

Origin

Named after Lempira, a 16th-century Indian chieftain who opposed the Spanish conquest of Honduras.

 
 
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