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- [cher-voh-nits, -nets; Russian chyir-vaw-nyits]
- /tʃərˈvoʊ nɪts, -nɛts; Russian tʃyɪrˈvɔ nyɪts/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [cher-voh-nits, -nets; Russian chyir-vaw-nyits]
- /tʃərˈvoʊ nɪts, -nɛts; Russian tʃyɪrˈvɔ nyɪts/
Definitions of tchervonetz word
- noun plural tchervonetz chervonets. 1
- noun plural tchervonetz a former gold coin and monetary unit of the U.S.S.R., equal to ten rubles. 1
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Origin of tchervonetz
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 Tchervonetz
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tchervonetz popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 5% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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