Tacken

Meaning

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)

Synonyms

Groschen

zehn Pfenning

10-Cent-Stück

10-Pfennig-Stück

10-Pfennig-Münze

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈtakən/

Etymology

Cognate with German: Zacken

Cognate with Dutch: tak

Cognate with German: 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.