testone

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noun

An ancient subunit of a Portuguese cruzado.

OriginPortuguese tostão ← Italian testone →
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Meanings

nountestone (plural testones)

plural testones

  1. An ancient subunit of a Portuguese cruzado.

Origin

  1. Italiantestone“big head”
  2. Portuguesetostão
  3. Englishtestone

From Portuguese tostão, ulimately from Italian testone (“big head”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

testone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/testone

MLA

“testone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/testone. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “testone,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/testone.

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