bezemstuiver
Dutch
editEtymology
editCompound 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
editNoun
editbezemstuiver 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