stotinka

[staw-ting-kah]

noun

plural

stotinki 

1. a minor coin of Bulgaria, one 100th of a lev.

stotinka

/ stɒˈtɪŋkə /

noun

1. a monetary unit of Bulgaria, worth one hundredth of a lev

Word History and Origins

Origin of stotinka¹

First recorded in 1890–95; from Bulgarian stotínka “(one) hundredth,” derivative of sto hundred ( def. )

Word History and Origins

Origin of stotinka¹

from Bulgarian; related to suto hundred

Example Sentences

In 1913 the pictorial set up to the 25 stotinki, was issued with an overprint in Sclavonic characters signifying "War of Liberty" to mark the successes against the Turks.

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