qirsh

noun

ˈkirsh 

1

or qursh

ˈku̇rsh 

or qurush

ˈku̇r-əsh 

or less commonly ghirsh

ˈgirsh 

, qirshes or qirsh or qursh or qurush or less commonly ghirsh : a monetary unit of Saudi Arabia equal to ¹/₂₂ riyal until 1960 and since then equal to ¹/₂₀riyal

also : a coin representing one qirsh

2

plural qirshes or qirsh : piastre sense 3b

Word History

First Known Use

1948, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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