grush

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noun

A historic currency of Mandatory Palestine, equal to a hundredth of a Palestine pound.

OriginHebrew גְּרוּשׁ →
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Meanings

noungrush (plural grushes or grushim)

plural grushes · plural grushim

  1. A historic currency of Mandatory Palestine, equal to a hundredth of a Palestine pound.
  2. A historic currency of Israel, equal to a hundredth of a lira.

Origin

  1. Hebrewגְּרוּשׁ
  2. Englishgrush

Borrowed from Hebrew גְּרוּשׁ (grúsh). Doublet of groschen, grosz, kurus, and qursh.

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APA

grush. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grush

MLA

“grush.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grush. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “grush,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grush.

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