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rappen

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[rah-puhn] / ˈrɑ pən /

noun

  • rappen
    plural
  1. a bronze coin and monetary unit of Switzerland; centime.


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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 raven 1


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