groschen
pronunciation
How to pronounce groschen in British English:
UK ['grəʊʃən]
How to pronounce groschen in American English:
US ['groʊʃən]
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- Noun:
- 100 groschen equal 1 schilling
Word Origin
- groschen (n.)
- 1610s, small silver coin formerly used in Germany and Austria, from German groschen, altered from Czech groš, name of a coin (about one-thirtieth of a thaler), from Medieval Latin (denarius) grossus, literally "a thick coin," from Latin grossus "thick" (see gross (adj.), and compare groat).