Meanings
grosz1
noungrosz (plural grosz or groszy or grosze)
- A subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of a Polish zloty.
There will be silver coins of 5 and 2 zloty and nickel of 1 zloty and 50, 20 and 10 grosz, the divisions of the zloty. Bronze coins of 5, 2 and 1 grosz also will be issued.
1927 October 29, “Plans New Polish Coins. Cabinet Drafts Currency Scheme, With Ducat at 25 Zloty.”, in The New York Times, volume LXXVII, number 25,480, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 30 Aug 2025, page 27, column 2
Grosz2
Origin
- Polishgrosz
- Englishgrosz
Unadapted borrowing from Polish grosz. Doublet of kurus.
More words from Polish
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic قِرْش
- قِرْش (qirš)one hundredth of a Polish zloty
Bulgarian грош
- грош (groš)one hundredth of a Polish zloty
Czech groš
- grošone hundredth of a Polish zloty
German Groschen, Grosz
- Groschenone hundredth of a Polish zloty
- Groszone hundredth of a Polish zloty
Polish grosz
- groszone hundredth of a Polish zloty
Russian грош
- грош (groš)one hundredth of a Polish zloty
Slovak groš
- grošone hundredth of a Polish zloty
Ukrainian грош
- грош (hroš)one hundredth of a Polish zloty
Rhymes & wordplay
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Cite this entry
APA
grosz. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grosz
MLA
“grosz.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grosz. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “grosz,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grosz.
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