asper

Meaning

Noun

Any one of several small coins, circulated around the eastern Mediterranean area from the 12th to 17th centuries.

Adj

Rough or harsh; severe, stern, serious.

Synonyms

apron

rhone streber

Translations

τραχύς

άσπρο

σκληρός

entsagend

d’un goût sévère

sans luxe

asper

asper turco

Zingel asper

austero

akçe

صعب

pul

auster

asper

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈæspə/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: asper

In summary

From Middle English asper, from Middle French aspre or Italian aspro, both from Ancient Greek ἄσπρον (áspron), from neuter of ἄσπρος (áspros, “white”), from Latin asper (“rough, newly minted”).