sou marqué

 [soo mahr-key or, for 2, -kee; Fr. soo-mar-key]  

sou mar·qué

   [soo mahr-key or, for 2, -kee; Fr. soo-mar-key]
noun, plural sous mar·qués  [soo mahr-key or, for 2, -kee; Fr. soo mar-key] .
1.
a billon coin of France, issued in the 18th century for circulation in the colonies.
2.
something that has little or no value.
Also, sou mar·kee  [soo mahr-kee] .

Origin:
1820–30; < French: marked sou
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sou marqué (ˈsuː mɑːˈkeɪ, French su marke)
 
—n , pl sous marqués
a French copper coin of the 18th century
 
[French, literally: a marked sou]

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