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- [le-oo]
- /ˈlɛ ʊ/
- /ˈluː/
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- [le-oo]
- /ˈlɛ ʊ/
Definitions of leu word
- noun plural leu a coin and monetary unit of Romania, equal to 100 bani. Abbreviation: L. 1
- noun leu The basic monetary unit of Romania, equal to 100 bani. 1
- noun leu the standard monetary unit of Romania and Moldova, divided into 100 bani 0
- noun leu the basic monetary unit of Romania and Moldova 0
- noun leu The unit of currency of Romania, equal to one hundred bani. 0
- noun leu The unit of currency of Moldova, equal to one hundred bani. 0
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Origin of leu
First appearance:
before 1875 One of the 25% newest English words
1875-80; < Romanian: literally, lion, a designation based on Turkish arslanlι (arslan lion + -lι adj. suffix), name given to the Dutch rijksdaalder, which circulated in the later Ottoman Empire and bore the image of a lion
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Parts of speech for Leu
noun
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pronoun
preposition
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determiner
exclamation
leu popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
leu usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with leu
- how many romanian leu to the pound?