zecchino
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Italian zecchino. Doublet of zecchin.
Noun
editzecchino (plural zecchinos or zecchini)
- (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
editEtymology 1
editFrom zecca (“mint”), from Arabic سِكَّة (sikka, “die for coining, coin”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editzecchino m (plural zecchini)
- a gold coin, especially a Venetian ducat
- oro zecchino ― pure gold
Etymology 2
editSee the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editzecchino
- inflection of zeccare:
References
edit- ^ zecchino in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
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