sequin
n. US //ˈsikwən// UK //sˈɛkwɪn// se·quin
Borrowed from French sequin, from Italian zecchino, from zecca (“mint”), from Arabic سِكَّة (sikka, “die for coining, coin”). Doublet of zecchin.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Last updated April 17, 2026