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lempira

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lem·pi·ra  (lm-pîr)
n.
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[American Spanish, after Lempira (1497-1537), Indian leader who resisted the Spanish conquistadors in Honduras.]
lempira [lɛmˈpɪərə]
n
(Economics, Accounting & Finance / Currencies) the standard monetary unit of Honduras, divided into 100 centavos
[American Spanish, after Lempira, Indian chief who opposed the Spanish]
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Noun1.lempira - the basic unit of money in Honduras; equal to 100 centavos
centavo - a fractional monetary unit of several countries: El Salvador and Sao Tome and Principe and Brazil and Argentina and Bolivia and Colombia and Cuba and the Dominican Republic and Ecuador and El Salvador and Guatemala and Honduras and Mexico and Nicaragua and Peru and the Philippines and Portugal
Honduran monetary unit - monetary unit in Honduras
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It is so endemic that it has generated its own special vernacular, such as "Code 1,000" in Honduras (a reference to the 1,000 lempira note), "mordida" in Mexico, "arreglo" in the Philippines, "baksheesh" in Egypt, "dash" in Kenya, or "pot de vin" in France.
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Named after the Lenca chief Lempira who led the main resistance to the Spanish invaders in the early 16th century.
Honduras by Reynolds, Louisa / New Internationalist
The mayor of the Honduran city of Puerto Lempira, population 11,000, estimates that 1,400 injured divers live in the area.
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