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noun, feminine

drachme

/dʁakm/

noun, feminine/dʁakm/plural: drachmes

drachma; dram (unit of weight)

Inherited from Old French dragme, from Late Latin dragma, etymologically reconstructed to match Ancient Greek δραχμή (drakhmḗ, “unit of weight; a handful”).

drachme — French Dictionary | Passage