leu

(leo̵o)

noun pl. lei

the basic monetary unit of Romania and Moldova

Origin: Romanian, lit., lion < L leo, lion

See leu in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. lei lei (lā)
See Table at currency.

Origin:

Origin: Romanian

Origin: , from Latin leō, lion (from the image of a lion on a coin used in the late Ottoman Empire); see Lion 

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