kuna

noun

ku·​na ˈkü-ˌnä How to pronounce kuna (audio)
-nə
plural kuna or kune ˈkü-nā How to pronounce kuna (audio)
: the basic monetary unit of Croatia from 1994 to 2022

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The exchange rate has been fixed at 7.53450 kuna to 1 euro. — Julia Buckley, CNN, 2 Jan. 2023 The central rate of the Croatian kuna was set at 1 euro to 7.53450 kuna. — Washington Post, 10 July 2020

Word History

Etymology

Serbian & Croatian (nominative plural kune, genitive plural kunā), literally, marten (the skin of which was used as currency in medieval Slavic cultures)

First Known Use

1951, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of kuna was in 1951

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