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Dutch
Etymology
Compound of vier (“four”) + duit (“historical coin worth 1/160th of a guilder”) + stuk (“piece”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /viːrˈdœy̯tˌstʏk/
- Hyphenation: vier‧duit‧stuk
Noun
vierduitstuk n (plural vierduitstukken, diminutive vierduitstukje n or vierduitstukkie n)
- (historical, Netherlands) a 2½ cent piece, a coin with the value of 1/40th of a guilder or half the value of a stiver, issued until 1942 and accepted as legal tender until 1948
- Synonym: halve stuiver