qirsh
American
[kursh]
/ kɜrʃ /
Or
qursh,
noun
PLURAL
qurush-
a cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Saudi Arabia, the 20th part of a riyal.
-
a former coin and fractional monetary unit of several Middle Eastern and North African countries.
Etymology
Origin of qirsh
Borrowed into English from Arabic around 1910–15
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