loti

¹

[ loh-tee ]

noun

, plural ma·lo·ti [mah-, loh, -tee].

1. a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.

Loti

²

[ law-tee ]

noun

1. Pierre [pye, r], Louis Marie Julien Viaud, 1850–1923, French novelist.

loti

/ ˈləʊtɪ; ˈluːtɪ /

noun

1. the standard monetary unit of Lesotho, divided into 100 lisente

Example Sentences

Two delights are the sundae — layers of chocolate cake, malted ice cream, meringue and more, served in a glass globe — and ice cream loti, pandan-fragrant brioche stuffed with same-flavored ice cream.

From Washington Post

Lesotho's loti currency is pegged to South Africa's rand at a ratio of one-to-one, and the rand has swung wildly on changes in global risk appetite, largely determined by the course of Europe's debt crisis.

From Wall Street Journal

Ask, too, after kochur loti, pale green taro shoots sautéed with olives.

From New York Times