nakfa

[ nahk-fah ]

noun

, plural nak·fa, nak·fas.

1. a monetary unit of Eritrea, equal to 100 cents.

nakfa

/ ˈnækfə /

noun

1. the standard currency unit of Eritrea

Word History and Origins

Origin of nakfa¹

First recorded in 1995–20; named after the Eritrean town Nafka