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Dutch
Etymology
Compound of bezem (“broom”) + stuiver (“coin with the value of 5 cents of a guilder”). Named after the resemblance that the bundle of arrows, depicted on the coin, bears to a broom.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbeː.zə(m)ˌstœy̯.vər/
- Hyphenation: be‧zem‧stui‧ver
Noun
bezemstuiver m (plural bezemstuivers, diminutive bezemstuivertje n)
- (historical) a stuiver (5 cent piece) depicting a bundle of arrows
- any stuiver; (figurative) an insignificant amount of money