What is "rupia"

Rupia \Ru"pi*a\, n. [NL., fr. G. ? filth, dirt.] (Med.) An eruption upon the skin, consisting of vesicles with inflamed base and filled with serous, purulent, or bloody fluid, which dries up, forming a blackish crust.

n. 1 Formerly the currencies of Italian Somaliland and Portuguese India. 2 (context pathology English) An ulcer due to syphilis.

Rupià is a village in the province of Girona and autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain. The municipality covers an area of and as of 2011 had a population of 241 people.