roupie
rupee
noun roo-PEE Rare
Origin: Hindi 'rupiya', from Sanskrit 'rupya' (wrought silver)
Usage Note
Roupie is the French name for the rupee, the currency of India, Pakistan, Nepal, and several other South Asian countries. In older French slang, roupie de sansonnet (starling's snot) was an idiom for something worthless — though this usage is now dated.
Examples
"Le voyage en Inde lui a coûté mille roupies."
Natural Translation
The trip to India cost him a thousand rupees.
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