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Old Slovak
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle Polish dudek. First attested in 1592.
Noun
dudok m inan (related adjective dudkový)
- silver coin worth 3 groszy, minted in Poland since 1528 (named after a humorous reference to the eagle on its reverse)
Further reading
- Majtán, Milan et al., editors (1991–2008), “dudok”, in Historický slovník slovenského jazyka [Historical Dictionary of the Slovak Language] (in Slovak), volumes 1–7 (A – Ž), Bratislava: VEDA, →OCLC