dubbeltje

[duhb-uhl-chuh, -tyuh]

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of dubbeltje¹

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

Example Sentences

And then there was a big, thick book, in which the diligent and reliable young man of Protestant faith was to enroll the names of the people who paid a dubbeltje a week for a book.

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