The plural of lira; units of money formerly used in Italy and still used in Turkey and other countries.
From Italian 'lira,' derived from Latin 'libra' meaning 'pound' (unit of weight). Early coins were measured by weight, so the currency name came from the weighing system.
The Italian lira was replaced by the Euro in 2002, but some Italians still think in liras when pricing things — it's the same reason Americans sometimes calculate prices in old dollars, showing how currency is wrapped up in cultural memory!
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