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dubbeltje

American  
[duhb-uhl-chuh, -tyuh] / ˈdʌb əl tʃə, -tyə /

noun

  1. a silver ten-cent piece of the Netherlands.

Etymology

Origin of dubbeltje

1815–25; < Dutch, equivalent to dubbel double + -tje diminutive suffix; double the value of a 5-cent piece

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