pieterman

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of Pieter +‎ man. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpi.tərˌmɑn/

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• Hyphenation: pie‧ter‧man

Noun

pieterman m (plural pietermannen, diminutive pietermannetje n)

1. weever, any individual fish or species of the family Trachinidae

   Synonym: peterman

2. certain monetary units
   1. (Netherlands, slang) euro
   2. (historical, Netherlands, slang) guilder
   3. (historical, chiefly diminutive) a certain coin used in the Holy Roman Empire, issued from Trier
      • 1786, Johannes Hubner, Algemeen konstwoorden-boek der weetenschappen, vol. 2 of Den Staats- en Kouranten-tolk, tr. from German by Arn. Henr. Westerhovius, ed. by J. de Vries, publ. by Martinus de Bruyn (2nd print), page 339.

        1. Ganſche of 3. kleine Pietermannetjes maken 5. Kruitzers.

      Synonym: peterman

3. (Belgium, historical) beer from Louvain

   Synonym: peterman

4. (slang) dick, peen