kurus

Plural: kurus, kuruses

Noun

• 100 kurus equal 1 lira in Turkey
• a progressive disease of the central nervous system marked by increasing lack of coordination and advancing to paralysis and death within a year of the appearance of symptoms; thought to have been transmitted by cannibalistic consumption of diseased brain tissue since the disease virtually disappeared when cannibalism was abandoned
• A subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of a Turkish lira.

Synonyms

kuru, piaster, piastre