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Etymology
Compound of dri (“three”) + sren (“shilling; the amount of money equal to 8 cents”).
Noun
drisren
- (archaic, informal) quarter (a coin worth 25 cents)
- Synonyms: kwartyi, tyawa
1913, Jac. van Ginneken, Handboek der Nederlandsche taal. Deel 1. De sociologische structuur der Nederlandsche taal [Handbook of the Dutch language. Part 1. The sociological structure of the Dutch language], Nijmegen: L.C.G. Malmberg, page 269:Mi sa gi joe aiti drisren nanga vijfi tiensensi.- [Mi sa gi yu aiti drisren nanga feifi tinsensi.]
- I'll give you eight quarters and five dimes.