Tacken

(Anglais)

1. (Northern-Germany, colloquial, masculine, regional, strong) A bit, a tad, a degree, a level (in the context of “more” and “less”)
2. (Northern-Germany, colloquial, masculine, regional, strong) quid, bucks (a term for money)

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈtakən/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Appartenant à allemand: Zacken

Appartenant à néerlandais: tak

Appartenant à allemand: einen Zahn zulegen

In summary

Borrowed from German Low German Tack, Tacken (“jag, tooth”). Cognate with German Zacken (“idem”) and Dutch tak (“branch”). The modern sense is from mechanics, that is from machines in which different steps or stages are set by means of a gear wheel. Compare the German einen Zahn zulegen (“to hurry up”). Doublet of Zacke and Zacken.

Synonymes

Groschen

zehn Pfenning

10-Cent-Stück

10-Pfennig-Stück

10-Pfennig-Münze