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groschen

groschen noun: any of several obsolete European silver coins.

Noun

groschen (plural groschens or groschen)

  1. Any of several obsolete European silver coins.
    • […]old women are seeking to earn a few groschen by carrying home the purchases of buyers,[…]1884 Christmas, Mrs. Alexander [pen name; Anne French Hector], “Mrs. Vereker’s Courier Maid”, in The Gentleman’s Annual, chapter III, page 75

groschen meaning in Arabic and Persian

groschen in Arabic

coin
جروشن grōš

groschen in Persian

coin
گروش geroš

Forms of groschen

pluralgroschens
pluralgroschen

Origin of groschen

From German Groschen, from Middle High German grosse, from Medieval Latin (denarius) grossus (“thick (penny)”).

Questions about groschen

What does groschen mean?
Groschen means any of several obsolete European silver coins.
What is groschen in Arabic?
Groschen in Arabic is جروشن (grōš). See Groschen meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is groschen?
Groschen is a noun.
What is the plural of groschen?
The plural of groschen is groschens.

Words near groschen in the dictionary

  1. grosbeak-canary
  2. grosbeaks
  3. grosberries
  4. grosberry
  5. Grosch's law
  6. groschen
  7. groschens
  8. Grosclaude
  9. Grose
  10. Grose Vale
  11. Grose Wold

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