kopejek

noun

plural kopejeks

: a monetary unit of Tannu Tuva equal to ¹/₁₀₀ aksha and used before annexation to the U.S.S.R. in 1944

also : a coin representing one kopejek

Word History

First Known Use

1996, in the meaning defined above

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