rappen

[ rah-puhn ]

noun

, plural rap·pen.

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of rappen¹

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; raven ¹