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sequin

/ˈsikwən/SEE-kwuhn
/ˈsikwən/SEE-kwuhn

Meaninga coin die

Common meaning: an old gold coin, now a small spangle

Journey through time

  1. Arabicsikkah‘a die for coins’source
  2. Italianmeaning shiftsa die for coins → a mintzecca‘a mint’source
  3. Italianmeaning shiftsa mint → a Venetian gold coinzecchino‘a Venetian gold coin’source
  4. Frenchsequinsource
  5. Englishsequin‘an old gold coin, now a small spangle’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Arabic sikkah ‘a coin die’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry SEQUIN, p. 541 · dictionary scan

Roots

  • sikkah Arabic “a coin die”

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