florin
2 synonyms for florin, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — One of various gold coins first made in the Italian city of Florence, later copied elsewhere.
Synonyms
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
guilder
gulden
Etymology
Came into English through Middle English florin, floren, from Old French florin, from Italian fiorino (“little flower”). It's a doublet of fiorino and forint.
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