chequeen

English

Etymology

From Italian zecchino. Compare sequin.

Noun

chequeen (plural chequeens)

1. (historical) A gold coin formerly used in Italy and Turkey; a sequin.
   • 1630, John Smith, True Travels, Kupperman, published 1988, page 40:

     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.

Spanish

Verb

chequeen

1. inflection of chequear:
   1. third-person plural present subjunctive
   2. third-person plural imperative