sou marqué
[ soomahr-key or, for 2, -kee; French soo-mar-key ]
/ ˈsu mɑrˈkeɪ or, for 2, -ˈki; French su marˈkeɪ /
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noun, plural sous mar·qués [soomahr-key or, for 2, -kee; French soo mar-key]. /ˈsu mɑrˈkeɪ or, for 2, -ˈki; French su marˈkeɪ/.
a billon coin of France, issued in the 18th century for circulation in the colonies.
something that has little or no value.
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Also sou mar·kee [soo-mahr-kee]. /ˈsu ˈmɑr ki/.
Origin of sou marqué
1820–30; <French: marked sou
Words nearby sou marqué
soul mate, soul music, soul-searching, soul sister, Soult, sou marqué, sound, soundalike, sound-and-light, sound-and-light show, sound as a bell
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British Dictionary definitions for sou marqué
sou marqué
/ (ˈsuː mɑːˈkeɪ, French su marke) /
noun plural sous marqués (ˈsu mɑːˈkeɪz, French su marke)
a French copper coin of the 18th century
Word Origin for sou marqué
French, literally: a marked sou
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