the plural of guilder, a former currency used in the Netherlands and some other European countries before the euro.
From Dutch 'gulden,' which comes from Middle Low German 'gulden,' meaning 'golden.' The word refers to gold coins that were the standard currency.
The word 'guilder' literally means 'golden' because the original coins were made of gold! The Dutch used guilders for centuries, and the word 'gulp' in English actually comes from the same root—imagine the gold coins going down your throat!
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