pula

¹

[ poo-lah ]

noun

1. a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Botswana, equal to 100 thebe: replaced the rand in 1976.

Pula

²

[ poo-lah ]

noun

1. a seaport in W Croatia, on the Istrian Peninsula.

Pula

¹

/ ˈpuːla /

noun

1. a port in NW Croatia at the S tip of the Istrian Peninsula: made a Roman military base in 178 bc ; became the main Austro-Hungarian naval station and passed to Italy in 1919, to Yugoslavia in 1947, and is now in independent Croatia. Pop: 67 000 (2007 est) Latin namePietas Juliapaɪˈɛɪtæs ˈjuːlɪə Italian namePola

pula

²

/ ˈpʊlə /

noun

1. the standard monetary unit of Botswana, divided into 100 thebe

Example Sentences

Other currencies also became legal tender including the Chinese yuan, the South African rand, the British pound, the Botswana pula, the Euro, the Indian rupee and the Japanese yen.

From Seattle Times

Along with his leather pants and frilled leather jacket, the outfit cost him about $450, or about 5,000 Botswanan pula, he said.

From Wall Street Journal

Even 8 pula for a liter of Shake-Shake is a stretch.

From Reuters

A year later the Zimbabwean dollar was abandoned, to be replaced by a basket of currencies, including the US dollar, South African rand, the Botswana pula and the Chinese yuan.

From BBC

For the last five years most people have been using US dollars or South African rand, but pula from Botswana and British pound sterling have also been changing hands.

From BBC