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单词 pula
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Definition of pula in English:

pula

noun ˈpʊləˈpo͝olə
  • The basic monetary unit of Botswana, equal to 100 thebe.

    普拉(博茨瓦纳货币单位,1普拉等于100塞柏)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The dollar this week made up ground on the Zimbabwe dollar, the Romanian leu, and Botswana pula.
    • Botswana was offering a Harvard-trained scientist who had developed a drinking problem and could no longer be relied upon to keep quiet about the real reason of the pula's strength.
    • More than four-fifths of it is made up of the Kalahari desert, and little grows in a land where water is so scarce its monetary unit is the pula - the Setswana word for ‘rain’.
    • Workers argue that the board's coffers are bulging with 12 million pula (more than two and a half million US dollars), which puts it in a good financial position to pay the arrears.
    • ‘This man does not look after his cattle properly,’ declared Mr Mokosi before fining the culprit 2,000 pula, more than the cost of a cow, and dismissing the case.

Origin

Setswana, literally 'rain'.

Rhymes

ampulla, bulla, fuller, Müller, puller

Definition of pula in US English:

pula

nounˈpo͝olə
  • The basic monetary unit of Botswana, equal to 100 thebe.

    普拉(博茨瓦纳货币单位,1普拉等于100塞柏)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Workers argue that the board's coffers are bulging with 12 million pula (more than two and a half million US dollars), which puts it in a good financial position to pay the arrears.
    • Botswana was offering a Harvard-trained scientist who had developed a drinking problem and could no longer be relied upon to keep quiet about the real reason of the pula's strength.
    • The dollar this week made up ground on the Zimbabwe dollar, the Romanian leu, and Botswana pula.
    • ‘This man does not look after his cattle properly,’ declared Mr Mokosi before fining the culprit 2,000 pula, more than the cost of a cow, and dismissing the case.
    • More than four-fifths of it is made up of the Kalahari desert, and little grows in a land where water is so scarce its monetary unit is the pula - the Setswana word for ‘rain’.

Origin

Setswana, literally ‘rain’.

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