A large medieval Italian or Mediterranean silver coin, or a unit of weight for precious metals and spices.
Italian 'grosso', from Latin 'grossus' (thick, large), originally referring to the coin's substantial weight compared to smaller contemporary denominations.
When Italian merchants traded with northern Europe, they brought these hefty coins along—'grosso' became 'groschen' in German and influenced the English word 'grocer' forever!
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