kwartje

[ kwahr-chuh, -tyuh ]

noun
  1. a silver 25-cent piece of the Netherlands.

Origin of kwartje

1
<Dutch <Latin quartārius;see quarter

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How to use kwartje in a sentence

  • A kwartje is a small silver coin worth one quarter of a guilder, or 10 cents in American currency.

    Hans Brinker | Mary Mapes Dodge