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.

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

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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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Below this we can read: "This Gaumata, the Magian, lied: he said, 'I am Bardiya, the son of Kurus; I am king.'"

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Over the sixth, who is clothed as a Persian: "This Vahyazdata lied; he said: 'I am Bardiya, the son of Kurus; I am king.'"

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