kopeck

English

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Noun

kopeck (plural kopecks)

1. Alternative spelling of kopek

French

Alternative forms

• copeck, copek, kopek

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian копе́йка (kopéjka).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔ.pɛk/

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Noun

kopeck m (plural kopecks)

1. kopek
2. (figuratively, chiefly in the negative) a wooden nickel or brass farthing, an iota

   Personne n’aurait misé un kopeck sur eux. ― Nobody would have bet a wooden nickel on them.

Further reading

• “kopeck”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.