batz

noun

ˈbäts

variants or batze

ˈbät-sə

plural batz or batzen

ˈbät-sən

or batzes

1

: an old base silver coin of southern Germany and Switzerland worth four kreuzers

2

: a unit of value equivalent to one batz

In Switzerland ¹/₂-batz and 10-batzen and 40-batzen coins were issued.

Word History

Etymology

German (now usually batzen), from batz, batzen lump, from batzen to stick together, frequentative of backen to stick together, bake, from Old High German backan to bake

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