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dubbeltje
[ duhb-uhl-chuh, -tyuh ]
noun
- a silver ten-cent piece of the Netherlands.
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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
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Example Sentences
Then will it cost you a dubbeltje; and it will go off at once.
From Project Gutenberg
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