dubbeltje

[ duhb-uhl-chuh, -tyuh ]

noun

1. a silver ten-cent piece of the Netherlands.

Word History and Origins

Origin of dubbeltje¹

1815–25; < Dutch, equivalent to dubbel double + -tje diminutive suffix; double the value of a 5-cent piece

Example Sentences

Then will it cost you a dubbeltje; and it will go off at once.

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