groschen

[ groh-shuhn ]

noun

, plural gro·schen.

1. a zinc or aluminum coin of Austria until the euro was adopted, one 100th of a schilling.
2. a German 10-pfennig piece made of nickel.
3. any of the silver coins of various German regions first introduced in the 13th century.

groschen

/ ˈɡrɔʃən; ˈɡrəʊʃən /

noun

1. a former Austrian monetary unit worth one hundredth of a schilling
2. a former German coin worth ten pfennigs
3. a former German silver coin

Word History and Origins

Origin of groschen¹

First recorded in 1610–20; from German; Middle High German grosse, grosze, from Latin (denārius) grossus “thick (coin)”; akin to groat

Word History and Origins

Origin of groschen¹

C17: from German: Bohemian dialect alteration of Middle High German grosse, from Medieval Latin ( denarius ) grossus thick (penny); see gross , groat

Example Sentences

So Rollo took the two groschen from his pocket and paid him.

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This must be some great lady if she could pay him in gold when he would have let her in for a few groschen.

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From Mayence to Bingen the time is about two hours, and the fares are eight, twelve, and eighteen silver groschen.

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The dinner was an excellent one, and cheap, the ordinary price being seventeen silver groschen, or about forty-one cents.

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Hazard played with realeaux of gold seems changed into a game of commerce with groschen.

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