bezemstuiver
التعريفات والمعاني
== 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