nakfa
Americannoun
PLURAL
nakfa, nakfasnoun
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Etymology
Origin of nakfa
First recorded in 1995–20; named after the Eritrean town Nafka
Example Sentences
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One resident we met in the capital, Asmara, told us that to buy a 1986 Toyota Corolla car, he had to make monthly withdrawals of 5,000 nakfa for 11 months.
From BBC
There is an exemption for weddings, which are usually big ceremonies costing more than 5,000 nakfa.
From BBC
If a wedding is coming up, the host has to go to the offices of the local government administration to get officials to write a letter to his bank, saying he should be allowed to withdraw more than 5,000 nakfa.
From BBC
Most are paid roughly four hundred nakfa, or thirty dollars, a month.
From The New Yorker
After a few months, though, he reconnected with a high-school friend, Mikal, and started going with her to Harnet Avenue at night, strolling from café to café or going to Cinema Hamsien, where they could watch Indian movies for a few nakfa.
From The New Yorker
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