zecchino

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English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Italian zecchino. Doublet of zecchin.

Noun

zecchino (plural zecchinos or zecchini)

  1. (now historical) An old gold coin of Italy; a sequin.
    • 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

Etymology 1

From zecca (“mint”), from Arabic سِكَّة (sikka, “die for coining, coin”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): */d͡zekˈki.no/, (traditional) */t͡sekˈki.no/[1]
  • Rhymes: -ino
  • Hyphenation: zec‧chì‧no

Noun

zecchino m (plural zecchini)

  1. a gold coin, especially a Venetian ducat
    oro zecchino ― pure gold

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): */ˈd͡zek.ki.no/, (traditional) */ˈt͡sek.ki.no/
  • Rhymes: -ekkino
  • Hyphenation: zéc‧chi‧no

Verb

zecchino

  1. inflection of zeccare:
    1. third-person plural present subjunctive
    2. third-person plural imperative

References

  1. ^ zecchino in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
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