sou markee

noun, plural sous mar·qués

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

a billon coin of France, issued in the 18th century for circulation in the colonies.

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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