Definitions for pfennigˈfɛn ɪg; Ger. ˈpfɛn ɪx; Ger. ˈpfɛn ɪ gə

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

pfen•nigˈfɛn ɪg; Ger. ˈpfɛn ɪx; Ger. ˈpfɛn ɪ gə(n.)(pl.)pfen•nig, pfen•nigs, pfen•ni•ge

  1. a unit of currency in Germany, equal to 1/100 of the mark.

    Category: Numismatics

Origin of pfennig:

1540–50; < G: penny

Princeton's WordNet

  1. pfennig(noun)

    100 pfennigs formerly equaled 1 Deutsche Mark in Germany

Wiktionary

  1. pfennig(Noun)

    One one-hundredth of the former German mark .

  2. Origin: * Pfennig

Webster Dictionary

  1. Pfennig(noun)

    a small copper coin of Germany. It is the hundredth part of a mark, or about a quarter of a cent in United States currency


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