Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

grush

/ɡɹˈʌʃ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: grush
IPA: /ɡɹˈʌʃ/

9

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A historic currency of Mandatory Palestine, equal to a hundredth of a Palestine pound.

noun

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.

Origin

Source language: Hebrew

Word Breakdown

Root: גְּרוּשׁ

Inflected Forms

grushes (plural) grushim (plural)

Rhymes With

rush brush crush flush blush lush hush plush mush slush thrush gush

Questions

How do you pronounce grush?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɡɹˈʌʃ/.
What does grush mean?: A historic currency of Mandatory Palestine, equal to a hundredth of a Palestine pound.
Where does grush come from?: It is traced to Hebrew.

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