Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chequeen

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: chequeen
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A gold coin formerly used in Italy and Turkey; a sequin.

Example Sentences

"he came to the Road of Antibo in Peamon, where he set Smith on shore with five hundred chicqueenes, and a little box God sent him worth neere as much more."

Etymology

From Italian zecchino. Compare sequin.

Origin

Source language: Italian

Word Breakdown

Root: zecchino

Inflected Forms

chequeens (plural)

Questions

What does chequeen mean?: A gold coin formerly used in Italy and Turkey; a sequin.
Where does chequeen come from?: It is traced to Italian.

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