dubbeltje
American
[duhb-uhl-chuh, -tyuh]
/ ˈdʌb əl tʃə, -tjə /
noun
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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