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- [cher-voh-nits, -nets; Russian chyir-vaw-nyits]
- /tʃərˈvoʊ nɪts, -nɛts; Russian tʃyɪrˈvɔ nyɪts/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [cher-voh-nits, -nets; Russian chyir-vaw-nyits]
- /tʃərˈvoʊ nɪts, -nɛts; Russian tʃyɪrˈvɔ nyɪts/
Definitions of chervonets word
- noun chervonets (formerly) a Soviet monetary unit and gold coin worth ten roubles 3
- noun plural chervonets a former gold coin and monetary unit of the U.S.S.R., equal to ten rubles. 1
- noun chervonets 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. 0
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Origin of chervonets
First appearance:
before 1920 One of the 12% newest English words
1920-25; < Russian chervónets, Old Russian chervon(n)yi a similar gold coin < Polish czerwony a gold coin, literally, red (apparently because gold of a high purity was thought to have a reddish cast), cognate with Czech červený, Serbo-Croatian cr̀ven, cr̀(v)ljen, Bulgarian chervén < Slavic *čṛvljen, orig. past participle of *čṛviti to dye red, derivative of *čṛvĭ worm, kermes (Serbo-Croatian cr̂v, Polish czerw, Russian chervʾ), a by-form of *čṛmĭ; compare OCS chrĭmĭnŭ red; see crimson, vermilion
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Parts of speech for Chervonets
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chervonets popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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