pula

1 of 2

noun (1)

pu·​la ˈpü-lə 

ˈpyü-

plural pula or pulas

: the basic monetary unit of Botswana see Money Table

palas

2 of 2

noun (2)

pa·​las

pəˈläsh

variants or palas tree or less commonly pulas

pəˈl-

plural -es

: dhak

Examples of pula in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

The central bank will further adjust the downward rate of crawl for the pula to 2.87% from 1.51% with effect May 1. — Mbongeni Mguni, Bloomberg.com, 5 May 2020

The auction will take place at 3 p.m. local time in the capital, Gaborone, on Feb. 7 and interested bidders will need to put down a refundable deposit of 200,000 pula ($18,300). — Time, 5 Feb. 2020

With effect from June 24, the United States dollar, British pound, South African Rand, Botswana pula and a host of other foreign currencies are no longer legal tender in any transactions in Zimbabwe. — Chris Muronzi, Quartz Africa, 26 June 2019

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Tswana, literally, rain (used as a greeting)

Noun (2)

Hindi palās, from Sanskrit palāśa

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1976, in the meaning defined above

Geographical Definition

Pula

geographical name

Pu·​la ˈpü-lä 

city and port on the Adriatic Sea at the tip of the Istrian Peninsula in western Croatia population 62,690