guilder

Meaning

1. The former currency unit in the Netherlands, divided into 100 cents.
2. The former currency unit in Suriname, divided into 100 cents.
3. The current currency unit in the islands of the Caribbean Netherlands, divided into 100 cents.

Synonyms

gulden

florin

Dutch florin

gilder

Hungarian forint

Dutch gulden

Netherlands Antillean gulden

Translations

gulden

florin

florim

florín

Gulden

fiorino

florí

florim neerlandês

florin

gulden

fiorino olandese

florin néerlandais

Niederländischer Gulden

gulden

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɡɪldə/

Etymology

From Middle Dutch gulden (“golden”).