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kopek

ko·pek

US/ˈkoʊpʌk/ uncommon

noun

1.

100 kopecks equal 1 ruble

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Origin

Borrowed from Russian копе́йка (kopéjka), from копьё (kopʹjó, “spear”) (from the image of a rider with a spear on the coins minted by Moscow after the capture of Novgorod in 1478). Doublet of kapeyka and kopiyka.

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