English Explanatory Dictionary

chervonets

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of several former currencies of Russia: applied to various foreign gold coins prior to the reign of Peter I of Russia, then to a Russian gold coin of 1701-1757, and finally to a 1922 currency of the Soviet Union.

Word forms

chervonets chervontsy chervonetz tchervonets tchervonetz

Etymology

From Russian черво́нец (červónec), derived from черво́нное зо́лото (červónnoje zóloto), "red gold".

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