Groschen (, German: , or , , , , , , , Russian, Ukrainian, Macedonian and Bulgarian: (groš), ) was the (sometimes colloquial) name for a coin used in various German-speaking states as well as some non-German-speaking countries of Central Europe (Bohemia, Poland), the Danubian Principalities. The name, like that of the English groat, derives from the Italian , or large penny, via the Czech form . The (also , , and ), Arabic, Ethiopian, Hebrew, Greek and Turkish names for currency denominations in and around the territories formerly part of the Ottoman Empire, are derived from the same Italian origin.