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rappen

[ rah-puh n ]
/ ˈrɑ pən /

noun, plural rap·pen.

a bronze coin and monetary unit of Switzerland; centime.

Nearby words

  1. rapp, george,
  2. rappahannock,
  3. rapparee,
  4. rappee,
  5. rappel,
  6. rapper,
  7. rapping,
  8. rappini,
  9. rappist,
  10. rapport

Origin of rappen

1830–40; < Swiss German; late Middle High German rappen a type of coin first minted in Alsace, literally, raven (a jocular reference to the eagle on the coin), declensional variant of Middle High German rappe, a by-form of raben, Old High German hraban; see raven1
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