fils

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun 100 Yemeni fils are worth one Yemeni rial
  2. noun a fractional monetary unit in Bahrain and Iraq and Jordan and Kuwait; equal to one thousandth of a dinar

Etymology

From French fils (“son”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

Yemeni fils

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