noun
pl. -·ras the basic monetary unit of Honduras
Origin of lempira
AmSp, after Lempira (1499-1537), Honduran chieftain who organized resistance to the Spanish invaderslempira
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lempira
noun
Origin of lempira
American Spanish after Lempira (1497-1537), Indian leader who resisted the Spanish conquistadors in HondurasTHE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Origin
Spanish, from the name of an Indian chief.
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lempira - Investment & Finance Definition
The currency unit of Honduras, comprised of 100 centavos.
Webster's New World Finance and Investment Dictionary Copyright © 2010 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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