rupie

noun

ru·​pie ˈrü-pē-ə 

plural rupies or rupien ˈrü-pē-ən 

: the basic monetary unit of former German East Africa (1891–1914)

also : a coin representing one rupie

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1909, in the meaning defined above

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