noun ·1 syllable ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A historic currency of Mandatory Palestine, equal to a hundredth of a Palestine pound.
2. 2
   A historic currency of Israel, equal to a hundredth of a lira.

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew גְּרוּשׁ (grúsh). Doublet of groschen, grosz, kurus, and qursh.

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