grush

English

Etymology

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

Noun

grush (plural grushes or 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.

Scots

Etymology

Of Germanic origin, related to Old English grut (“malt mash”) (modern grout). See also English grit. Not related to English crush.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɡrʌʃ]

Verb

grush (third-person singular simple present grushes, present participle grushin, simple past grusht, past participle grusht)

  1. to crush, grind, crumble down
  2. to strew with grit

Noun

grush (uncountable)

  1. anything in a crushed or crumbled-down state
  2. grit, fine gravel

References

  1. ^ Donaldson, D., Longmuir, J., Jamieson, J. (1879). An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language: To which is Prefixed, a Dissertation on the Origin of the Scottish Language. United Kingdom: A. Gardner, p. 464
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