PFENNIGE

PFENNIG

pfennig

(noun) 100 pfennigs formerly equaled 1 Deutsche Mark in Germany

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

pfennige

plural of pfennig

Source: Wiktionary


PFENNIG

Pfen"nig, n.; pl. Pfennigs, G. Pfennige. Etym: [G. See Penny.]

Definition: A small copper coin of Germany. It is the hundredth part of a mark, or about a quarter of a cent in United States currency.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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