Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kurus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.61 in modern English

Syllables: ku-rus
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of a Turkish lira.

Etymology

Borrowed from Turkish kuruş, from German Groschen. Doublet of grosz.

Origin

Source language: Turkish

Word Breakdown

Root: kuruş, Groschen

Inflected Forms

kuruses (plural)

Synonyms

piaster piastre

Questions

What does kurus mean?: A subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of a Turkish lira.
Where does kurus come from?: It is traced to Turkish.

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