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lempira

(lem pir′ə)

noun pl. lempiras

the basic monetary unit of Honduras

Origin: AmSp, after Lempira, native chief who resisted the Spaniards

See lempira in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

See Table at currency.

Origin:

Origin: American Spanish

Origin: , after Lempira (1497-1537), Indian leader who resisted the Spanish conquistadors in Honduras

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