tchervonetz

[ cher-voh-nits, -nets; Russian chyir-vaw-nyits ]
/ tʃərˈvoʊ nɪts, -nɛts; Russian tʃyɪrˈvɔ nyɪts /

noun, plural tcher·von·tzi [cher-vohnt-see; Russian chyir-vawn-tsi] /tʃərˈvoʊnt si; Russian tʃyɪrˈvɔn tsɪ/.

Definition for tchervonetz (2 of 2)

chervonets

or tcher·vo·netz

[ cher-voh-nits, -nets; Russian chyir-vaw-nyits ]
/ tʃərˈvoʊ nɪts, -nɛts; Russian tʃyɪrˈvɔ nyɪts /

noun, plural cher·von·tsi [cher-vohnt-see; Russian chyir-vawn-tsi] /tʃərˈvoʊnt si; Russian tʃyɪrˈvɔn tsɪ/.

a former gold coin and monetary unit of the U.S.S.R., equal to ten rubles.

Origin of chervonets

1920–25; < Russian chervónets, Old Russian chervon(n)yi a similar gold coin < Polish czerwony a gold coin, literally, red (apparently because gold of a high purity was thought to have a reddish cast), cognate with Czech červený, Serbo-Croatian cr̀ven, cr̀(v)ljen, Bulgarian chervén < Slavic *čṛvljen, orig. past participle of *čṛviti to dye red, derivative of *čṛvĭ worm, kermes (Serbo-Croatian cr̂v, Polish czerw, Russian chervʾ), a by-form of *čṛmĭ; compare OCS chrĭmĭnŭ red; see crimson, vermilion

British Dictionary definitions for tchervonetz

chervonets
/ (tʃəˈvɔːnɛts) /

noun

(formerly) a Soviet monetary unit and gold coin worth ten roubles

Word Origin for chervonets

from Old Russian červonyi, from Old Polish czerwony golden, purple