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grosion

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

Noun

grosion (plural grosia)

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

Forms of grosion

pluralgrosia

Origin of grosion

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

Questions about grosion

What does grosion mean?
Grosion means piastre; A unit of currency in Crete before it became part of modern Greece.
What part of speech is grosion?
Grosion is a noun.
What is the plural of grosion?
The plural of grosion is grosia.

Words near grosion in the dictionary

  1. grosgrain
  2. grosgrained
  3. grosgrains
  4. Groshong
  5. Groshongs
  6. grosion
  7. Grosjean
  8. Grosjeans
  9. Grosmont
  10. gross
  11. gross adventure

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