sequin

common noun

Syllable Decomposition

sequin

from 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

  • englishenglish:sequin
  • italianitalian:zecchino
  • portugueseportuguese:cequim