sequin
common noun
Syllable Decomposition
sequinfrom the Arabic سكّة (sikka, "coin", "mint"), from which the name of the Venice mint, the zecca, is derived. The gold ducats of Venice were naturally nicknamed the zecchinos, especially after a silver version of the ducat required linguistic differentiation.
Definitions
Plural
sequins
Translations
english:sequin
italian:zecchino
portuguese:cequim