Dittchen

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German

Etymology

Perhaps from Polish dudek (hoopoe), used derogatorily of the Polish three-grosz coin with an eagle on it.

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Noun

Dittchen n (strong, genitive Dittchens, plural Dittchen)

  1. (obsolete or historical) an East Prussian coin worth ten pfennigs
    • 1974, Gerda Thiele-Malwitz, Drei Groschen für H.: Roman:
      [] aus dem ich schon mal heimlich zehn Pfennig genommen habe. Das gildet aber nicht mehr, denn ich war gleich danach zur heiligen Beichte, woraufhin ich das Dittchen wieder zurück ins Portemonnaie tun mußte.
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