/groh"sheuhn/ , n. , pl. groschen .
1. a zinc or aluminum coin of Austria, the 100th part of a schilling.
2. a German 10-pfennig piece made of nickel.
3. any of the silver coins of various German regions first introduced in the 13th century.
[ 1610-20; grosse, grosze denarius ) grossus thick (coin); akin to GROAT ]