falus

1 of 2

plural of fels

falus

2 of 2

noun

variants or less commonly fulus

plural falus also fulus

: one of a series of irregularly shaped copper coins of the former khanate of Bukhara produced in the early 20th century in denominations of two, four, and eight

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1584, in the meaning defined above

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