chequeen
English
Etymology
From Italian zecchino. Compare sequin.
Noun
chequeen (plural chequeens)
- (historical) A gold coin formerly used in Italy and Turkey; a sequin.
- 1630, John Smith, True Travels, in Kupperman 1988, p. 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.
- 1630, John Smith, True Travels, in Kupperman 1988, p. 40:
Spanish
Verb
chequeen
- Third-person plural (ellos, ellas, also used with ustedes?) present subjunctive form of chequear.
- (used formally in Spain) Second-person plural (ustedes) imperative form of chequear.
- (used formally in Spain) Second-person plural present subjunctive form of chequear.