noun
leone
noun
1
The main unit of currency of Sierra Leone, divided into 100 cents.
"The market stall priced the mangoes in leones."
How to Use Leone
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe name of Sierra Leone's currency.
Word Forms
leones plural
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Etymology
Named after the country Sierra Leone, whose own name comes from Portuguese for "lion mountains."