testoon

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word testoon. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word testoon, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say testoon in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word testoon you have here. The definition of the word testoon will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition oftestoon, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

English

Etymology

From Italian testone. See tester (a coin).

Noun

testoon (plural testoons)

  1. An old Italian silver coin.
    • 1985, Lorne Campbell, The early Flemish pictures in the collection of Her Majesty the Queen:
      [] a half testoon of the Swiss Federation minted at Bellinzona []
  2. (obsolete) The English silver shilling.

Anagrams