asper

irregular plural

A noun referring to a former silver coin of Turkey, with 20 aspers equaling 1 kurus.

• 🇷🇺Существительное, обозначающее старинную серебряную монету Турции, где 20 асперов равнялись 1 курушу.

1. Former Turkish coin C2 formal

   A small silver coin used in the Ottoman Empire, and later a unit of currency in Turkey, where 20 aspers equaled 1 kurus.

   • The merchant paid 100 aspers for the goods.
   • In the Ottoman era, taxes were often calculated in aspers.
   • The museum displayed a collection of ancient aspers.

   🇷🇺Аспер