Noun: asper as-pu(r)
Usage: archaic
Usage: archaic
- Formerly a fractional monetary unit of Turkey; 20 aspers equal 1 kurus
"He found an antique asper coin at the flea market"
Derived forms: aspers
Type of: Turkish monetary unit
Part of: kurus, piaster [US], piastre [Brit, Cdn]
Encyclopedia: Asper, Leonard