dubbeltje

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noun

A former Dutch coin, originally of silver, worth one tenth of a guilder.

OriginDutch dubbeltje →
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Meanings

noundubbeltje (plural dubbeltjes)

plural dubbeltjes

  1. historicalA former Dutch coin, originally of silver, worth one tenth of a guilder.
  2. South AfricahistoricalAn English penny, worth the same as the Dutch coin.

Origin

  1. Dutchdubbeltje
  2. Dutchdubbeltje
  3. Englishdubbeltje

Borrowed from Dutch dubbeltje.

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APA

dubbeltje. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dubbeltje

MLA

“dubbeltje.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dubbeltje. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dubbeltje,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dubbeltje.

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