English Explanatory Dictionary

leu

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The unit of currency of Romania, equal to one hundred bani.
  2. The unit of currency of Moldova, equal to one hundred bani.
noun
  1. Initialism of low-enriched uranium.
  2. Initialism of lineside electronics unit.

Pronunciation

/ˈleɪ.uː/

Word forms

leu lei LEUs

Etymology

Borrowed from Romanian leu (“lion”), from Latin leō (“lion”). Doublet of Leo, lev, lion, and Lyon.

Derived words

HALEU

Translations

Bulgarian: ле́я Catalan: leu Chinese Mandarin: 列伊 Finnish: leu Greek: λέι Hungarian: lej Japanese: レウ Korean: 레우 Macedonian: леа Polish: lej Portuguese: leu Romanian: leu Russian: лей Serbo-Croatian: леј Serbo-Croatian: lej Slovak: leu Slovak: lei Ukrainian: лей
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