Definitions
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- noun The currency of
Honduras , divided into 100centavos .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the basic unit of money in Honduras; equal to 100 centavos
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The currency of Honduras is called the lempira and he is still a hero to the Lencans, the largest indigenous group in Honduras.
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Spanish; Honduran lempira (1 lempira = $0.05); United States dollars are widely accepted.
NYT > Home Page By LISA KEYS 2010
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Spanish; Honduran lempira (1 lempira = $0.05); United States dollars are widely accepted.
NYT > Home Page By LISA KEYS 2010
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However, because of the political crisis, Micheletti asked and Asfura agreed to lease the channel to the government for a symbolic fee, one lempira per month for seven months.
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Spanish; Honduran lempira (1 lempira = $0.05); United States dollars are widely accepted.
NYT > Home Page By LISA KEYS 2010
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However, because of the political crisis, Micheletti asked and Asfura agreed to lease the channel to the government for a symbolic fee, one lempira per month for seven months.
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Plastic roses and carnations grace the alcove, along with a flutter of lempira notes, the country's currency, left for the poor.
NYT > Global Home 2009
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Finally, on August 13, after weeks of pressure and investigation by COFADEH and others, the pastor was fined $25,000 lempira (about $1,322 U.S. dollars), and released.
The Narco News Bulletin Jeremy Kryt 2009
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(Panama) for Vasco Núñez de Balboa, discoverer of the Pacific Ocean; lempira (Honduras) for the 16th-century Indian chief who is a national symbol of liberty and valor for resisting the Spanish advance; and córdoba
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I’m trading in my kofia for a sombrero, Bongo Flavor for Punta music, my shilingi for lempira, and my ugali for tortillas.
Archive 2008-04-01 Gail 2008
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