luis

/ˈlwis/ · B1 · noun · m

louis

🪙 Same name as Luis/Louis: French gold coins bearing King Louis's name

The louis d'or was a French gold coin first struck in 1640 under Louis XIII and named after the king. Spanish calls it by the Spanish form of the name, so luis the coin and Luis the name are the same word.

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