kurus

¹

[koo-roosh]

noun

plural

kurus 

1. a monetary unit of Turkey, one 100th of a lira; piaster.

Kurus

²

[koor-ooz]

noun

(used with a plural verb)

1. Kauravas.

kuruş

/ kʊˈruːʃ /

noun

1. Also: piastre. a Turkish monetary unit worth one hundredth of a lira

Word History and Origins

Origin of kurus¹

First recorded in 1880–85, from Turkish kuruş, from Greek grósi, from French gros; akin to German groschen and Hungarian garas, from Italian (denaro) grosso, a silver coin worth twelve denari

Word History and Origins

Origin of kurus¹

from Turkish

Example Sentences

He says firefighter Jeff Kurus put on a sterile glove, reached in and grabbed the iguana.

From Seattle Times

Another school, however, placed the Pāṇḍavas and the Kurus 653 years later, in 2449 B.C.

From Project Gutenberg

He said: I am Bardiya, the son of Kurus; I am king.

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The people feared him; he put to death many people who had known Bardiya, to prevent its being known that he was not Bardiya the son of Kurus.

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There was a man, Vahyazdata by name, in the city of Tarava, in the district of Yutiya in Persia; he said to the people: 'I am Bardiya, the son of Kurus.'

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