Chervonetz

/tʃɜrˈvoʊnɛts/ noun

Definition

An alternate spelling of chervonets, a historical gold currency from Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union.

Etymology

Russian chervonets with variant Anglicized or transliterated spelling; from chervony (red) + -ets (unit suffix).

Kelly Says

The multiple spellings of this word reflect the confusion of transliterating Russian Cyrillic into English—a reminder that historical currency names are linguistic fossils from empires that no longer exist.

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