drachma

 
Pronunciation: /ˈdrakmə/

noun (plural drachmas or drachmae /-miː/)

  • a former monetary unit of Greece, notionally equal to 100 lepta, replaced in 2002 by the euro.
  • a silver coin of ancient Greece.

Origin:

via Latin from Greek drakhmē, an Attic weight and coin. Compare with dirham and drachm