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drachma

/ˈdræk.mə/

Traducción: Sustantivo que designa la antigua unidad monetaria de Grecia, así como una unidad de peso farmacéutica equivalente a una octava parte de una onza o 60 granos.

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noun

C1formalcommon/ˈdræk.mə/

plural irregular

A noun referring to a former unit of currency in Greece, or a unit of apothecary weight equal to an eighth of an ounce or 60 grains.

  • 🇪🇸Sustantivo que designa la antigua unidad monetaria de Grecia, así como una unidad de peso farmacéutica equivalente a una octava parte de una onza o 60 granos.
  1. Apothecary weight unit C2 formal

    A unit of weight used in pharmacy, equal to one eighth of an ounce or 60 grains.

    • The pharmacist measured the compound in drachmas.
    • One drachma is equivalent to 60 grains.
    • The recipe called for two drachmas of the substance.

    🇪🇸Dracma (unidad de peso farmacéutica)

    Sinónimos: drachmdram

  2. Former Greek currency B1 formal

    The basic monetary unit of Greece before the adoption of the euro.

    • The drachma was replaced by the euro in 2002.
    • He found an old coin worth 100 drachmas.
    • Prices were listed in drachmas before the currency change.

    🇪🇸Dracma griega

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