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kopek

Syllabification: (ko·pek)
Pronunciation: /ˈkōpek/
(also copeck or kopeck)
Definition of kopek

noun

  • a monetary unit of Russia and some other countries of the former Soviet Union, equal to one hundredth of a ruble.

Origin:

from Russian kopeĭka, diminutive of kopʹë 'lance' (from the figure on the coin (1535) of Tsar Ivan IV, bearing a lance instead of a sword)

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