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, Faber & Faber 1992 (Avignon Quintet), p. 490:

     The girl took a jeton and was given a fresh towel which she draped over her arm like a waiter.

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Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from French jeton.

Noun

jeton c (singular definite jetonen, plural indefinite jetoner)

1. game piece, game token

Declension

Declension of jeton

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	jeton	jetonen	jetoner	jetonerne
genitive	jetons	jetonens	jetoners	jetonernes

References

• “jeton” in Den Danske Ordbog

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Esperanto

Noun

jeton

1. accusative singular of jeto

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French

Etymology

From jeter +‎ -on.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

jeton m (plural jetons)

1. A game chip or token, a counter
2. A Scrabble tile.

Derived terms

• être faux comme un jeton
• faux jeton

Descendants

• English: jeton
• Italian: gettone
• Louisiana Creole: jetnée
• Persian: ژتون (žeton)
• Russian: жетон (žeton)
• Hebrew: ז'יטון (jiton)

Further reading

• “jeton”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.