pula

¹ American  

[poo-lah] / ˈpu lɑ /

noun

1. a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Botswana, equal to 100 thebe: replaced the rand in 1976.

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Pula ² American  

[poo-lah] / ˈpu lɑ /

noun

1. a seaport in W Croatia, on the Istrian Peninsula.

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Pula ¹ British  

/ ˈpuːla /

noun

1. Italian name: Pola.  Latin name: Pietas Julia.  a port in NW Croatia at the S tip of the Istrian Peninsula: made a Roman military base in 178 _bc ; became the main Austro-Hungarian naval station and passed to Italy in 1919, to Yugoslavia in 1947, and is now in independent Croatia. Pop: 67 000 (2007 est)

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pula ² British  

/ ˈpʊlə /

noun

1. the standard monetary unit of Botswana, divided into 100 thebe

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Example Sentences

In the hotel lobby, Arefaine helped the others purchase SIM cards and exchange their money for pula, the local currency.

From The New Yorker • Dec. 4, 2016

Other currencies also became legal tender including the Chinese yuan, the South African rand, the British pound, the Botswana pula, the Euro, the Indian rupee and the Japanese yen.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 3, 2016

For the last five years most people have been using US dollars or South African rand, but pula from Botswana and British pound sterling have also been changing hands.

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2014

But the primitive Bamangwato, whatever the British said, persisted in recognizing Seretse as leader�especially after his homecoming was greeted by a pula, or downpour, greatest good omen in thirsty Bechuanaland.

From Time Magazine Archive

Verde ang balat pula ang laman espectorante cung turan.

From A Little Book of Filipino Riddles by Starr, Frederick