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dubbeltje

dubbeltje noun: a former Dutch coin, originally of silver, worth one tenth of a guilder.

Noun

dubbeltje (plural dubbeltjes)

  1. (historical) A former Dutch coin, originally of silver, worth one tenth of a guilder.
  2. (South Africa, historical) An English penny, worth the same as the Dutch coin.

Forms of dubbeltje

pluraldubbeltjes

Origin of dubbeltje

Borrowed from Dutch dubbeltje.

Questions about dubbeltje

What does dubbeltje mean?
Dubbeltje means a former Dutch coin, originally of silver, worth one tenth of a guilder.
What part of speech is dubbeltje?
Dubbeltje is a noun.
What is the plural of dubbeltje?
The plural of dubbeltje is dubbeltjes.

Words near dubbeltje in the dictionary

  1. dubbed up
  2. dubbeer
  3. dubbeers
  4. dubbel
  5. dubbels
  6. dubbeltje
  7. dubbeltjes
  8. dubbeltjie
  9. dubbeltjies
  10. dubber
  11. Dubberly

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