dukat

noun

du·​kat ˈdü-ˌkät 

1

plural dukata dü-ˈkä-tə  or dukats : a gold trade coin of Bosnia and Herzegovina

2

plural dukaty ˈdü-kä-tē  or dukatu ˈdü-kä-tü  or dukaten ˈdü-kä-ten  : a gold trade coin of former Czechoslovakia

Note: The plural dukaty is usually used for the denomination two, dukatu is used of more than two, and dukaten is used as a general plural.

3

plural dukata also dukats : a gold trade coin of former Yugoslavia

Word History

First Known Use

1993, in the meaning defined above

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