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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, 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
- inflection of chequear:
- third-person plural present subjunctive
- third-person plural imperative