ruble
or rou·ble
[ roo-buh l ]
/ ˈru bəl /
noun
a silver or copper-alloy coin and monetary unit of Russia, the Soviet Union, and its successor states, equal to 100 kopecks.
Origin of ruble
1545–55; < Russian
rubl'; Old Russian
rublĭ literally, stump, plug, derivative of
rubiti to chop; probably orig. denoting a piece cut from a silver bar, or a bar notched for division into smaller pieces
Words nearby ruble
rubin test,
rubinstein,
rubinstein, arthur,
rubious,
rubivirus,
ruble,
rublyov,
ruboff,
rubor,
rubout,
rubredoxin