lepton

/ˈlɛptɒn/

lepton

English Noun

Definition

A coin used since ancient times in Greece, serving in modern times as one hundredth of a phoenix, a drachma, and a euro (as the Greek form of the Eurocent).

Etymology

From Ancient Greek λεπτόν (leptón), neuter form of λεπτός (leptós, “small”).