jeton

See also: Jeton and ĵeton

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French jeton.

Noun

jeton (plural jetons)

  1. A counter or token.
    • 1978, Lawrence Durrell, Livia (Avignon Quintet), Faber & Faber, published 1992, page 490:
      The girl took a jeton and was given a fresh towel which she draped over her arm like a waiter.

Translations

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from French jeton.

Noun

jeton c (singular definite jetonen, plural indefinite jetoner)

  1. game piece, game token

Declension

References

Esperanto

Noun

jeton

  1. accusative singular of jeto

French

Etymology

From jeter + -on.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʒə.tɔ̃/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔ̃
  • Homophone: jetons

Noun

jeton m (plural jetons)

  1. a game chip or token, a counter
  2. (Africa) a coin
  3. a Scrabble tile

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Catalan: getó
  • English: jeton
  • Hebrew: ז'יטון (jiton)
  • Italian: gettone
  • Louisiana Creole: jetnée
  • Persian: ژتون (žeton)
  • Polish: żeton
  • Romanian: jeton
  • Russian: жетон (žeton)
  • Swedish: jetong
  • Turkish: jeton

Further reading

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French jeton.

Noun

jeton n (plural jetoane)

  1. token

Declension

Further reading

Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from French jeton.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʒeˈton/
  • Hyphenation: je‧ton

Noun

jeton (definite accusative jetonu, plural jetonlar)

  1. chip, token, jeton
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