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qirsh

or qursh, gursh, girsh, ghirsh

[ kursh ]

noun

, plural qu·rush [k, oo, -, roosh].
  1. a cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Saudi Arabia, the 20th part of a riyal.
  2. a former coin and fractional monetary unit of several Middle Eastern and North African countries.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of qirsh1

Borrowed into English from Arabic around 1910–15

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