English Explanatory Dictionary

grosion

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. piastre; A unit of currency in Crete before it became part of modern Greece.

Word forms

grosion grosia

Etymology

Back formation of a false singular from Greek γρόσια, when real singular is γρόσι, which in turn is derived from قروش kuruş from French gros meaning heavy

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