groschen
/ˈɡrəʊʃ(ə)n
/ /ˈɡrɒʃ(ə)n /noun (plural same)
1(Until the introduction of the euro in 2002) a monetary unit in Austria, equal to one hundredth of a schilling.Four talers, six groschen, ten pfennige, and eighty miles to Austria.
1.1 historical A small German silver coin.
1.2 informal (Until the introduction of the euro in 2002) a German ten-pfennig piece.
Origin
German, from Middle High German grosse, from medieval Latin (denarius) grossus 'thick (penny)'; compare with groat.
Rhymes
- roll shutter
- roll something back
- roll something out
- roll something over
- roll something up
- Rolls-Royce
- Rolls-Royceless
- Rolls-Roycey
- Rolls Series
- roll stone
- roll sulfur
- roll sulphur
- roll tobacco
- roll-top desk
- roll tracery
- roll up
- roll-up-able
- roll up one's sleeves
- roll-uppable
- rollwaggon
- roll-wagon
- rollwagon
- roll wave
- rollway
- roll with the punches