drachma

Meaning

Noun

• The currency of Greece in ancient times and again from 1832 until 2001, with the symbol ₯, since replaced by the euro.
• A coin worth one drachma.
• An Ancient Greek weight of about 66.5 grains, or 4.3 grams.
• A later Greek weight equal to a gram.

Origin

• Borrowed from Latin drachma, from Ancient Greek δραχμή. dram and diram.