n. (also kopeck, kopek) a Russian coin and monetary unit worth one-hundredth of a rouble.
Etymology: Russ. kopeika dimin. of kop' {euml} lance (from the figure of Ivan IV bearing a lance instead of a sword in 1535)
n. (also kopeck, kopek) a Russian coin and monetary unit worth one-hundredth of a rouble.
Etymology: Russ. kopeika dimin. of kop' {euml} lance (from the figure of Ivan IV bearing a lance instead of a sword in 1535)
Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012