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kuru > 2 senses
NOUN1kuruA 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
2kuru, piaster, piastre100 kurus equal 1 lira in Turkey
kuru > noun 1, state
MeaningA 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.
Broadernervous disorder, neurological disorder, neurological disease
kuru > noun 2, quantity
Meaning100 kurus equal 1 lira in Turkey.
Synonymspiaster, piastre
Part oflira, Turkish lira
Partsasper
BroaderTurkish monetary unit

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