zecchino

English

Alternative forms

• chequin, chequine, zecchine

Etymology

From Italian zecchino. Doublet of zecchin.

Noun

zecchino (plural zecchinos or zecchini)

1. (now historical) An old gold coin of Italy; a sequin. [from 16th c.]
   • 1786 June 27, Hester Thrale Piozzi, Thraliana:

     [T]he modern Philosophy holds the Eternity of the Earth, or at least an Antiquity of 50,000 Years; & Mr. Byers gets thirty Zecchines apiece for his Infidel Lectures from all the English who travel thro' Rome […] .

Italian

Etymology 1

From zecca (“mint”), from Arabic سِكَّة (sikka, “die for coining, coin”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): ^*/d͡zekˈki.no/, (traditional) ^*/t͡sekˈki.no/
• Rhymes: -ino
• Hyphenation: zec‧chì‧no

Noun

zecchino m (plural zecchini)

1. a gold coin, especially a Venetian ducat

   oro zecchino ― pure gold

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): ^*/ˈd͡zek.ki.no/, (traditional) ^*/ˈt͡sek.ki.no/
• Rhymes: -ekkino
• Hyphenation: zéc‧chi‧no

Verb

zecchino

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