zecchin
/ˈzɛkɪn/
zecchin noun: any of various gold coins produced in Italy or Turkey; a sequin.
Noun
zecchin (plural zecchins)
- Any of various gold coins produced in Italy or Turkey; a sequin.
- […] the noble armour, that was worth so many zecchins to Joseph Pareira, the armourer of Milan, besides seventy in the hundred of profits, he cares for it as little as if he had found it in the highways!”1820, Walter Scott, chapter 9, in Ivanhoe
Forms of zecchin
| plural | zecchins |
|---|---|
| alternative form | zechin |
| alternative form | zequeen |
| alternative form | zequin |
Origin of zecchin
From Italian zecchino, from Italian zecca (“mint”), from Arabic سكّة (sikka, “die for coining, coin”). Doublet of sequin.
Questions about zecchin
- What does zecchin mean?
- Zecchin means any of various gold coins produced in Italy or Turkey; a sequin.
- What part of speech is zecchin?
- Zecchin is a noun.
- How do you pronounce zecchin?
- Zecchin is pronounced /ˈzɛkɪn/.
- What is the plural of zecchin?
- The plural of zecchin is zecchins.
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