grosz
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A small coin used in Poland equal to one hundredth of a zloty
- noun
- /ɡroʊʃ/
- Specialized
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grosz
Surface Forms
Etymology
Grosz comes from an old European coin name grosso, which meant 'large' or 'thick' and named a big silver coin. The same root appears in German Groschen and other words for coins, so grosz became the Polish name for the small coin worth one one-hundredth of a zloty.
