"sequin" meaning in French

See sequin in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /sə.kɛ̃/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-sequin.wav Forms: sequins [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Italian zecchino, from zecca (“mint”), from Arabic سِكَّة (sikka, “die for coining, coin”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|fr|it|zecchino}} Borrowed from Italian zecchino, {{der|fr|ar|سِكَّة||die for coining, coin}} Arabic سِكَّة (sikka, “die for coining, coin”) Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} sequin m (plural sequins)
  1. (money) zecchin, sequin Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-sequin-fr-noun-Kb6eLgqe Categories (other): Money, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 24 2 22 13 8 13 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 30 1 25 8 10 14 12 Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Topics: business, finance, money
  2. sequin Tags: masculine Synonyms: paillette
    Sense id: en-sequin-fr-noun-11vfaBYX Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 24 2 22 13 8 13 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 30 1 25 8 10 14 12 Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 53 47

Inflected forms

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