doubloon
doubloon · doubloons
дублон
дублон
Dublone, Duplone
A former Spanish gold coin, also used in its American coloniesA former Spanish gold coin, also used in its American colonies.
/dʌˈbluːn/
» A pistole was the old quarter-doubloon of Spain.
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1 senses(historical)A former Spanish gold coin, also used in its American colonies.
Dublone, Duplone
дубло́нdublón
дубло́нdublón
a former Spanish gold coin
Examples
2 sentencesA pistole was the old quarter-doubloon of Spain.
There also were all kinds of other coins used as money: French crowns, Spanish doubloons, European ducats.
Translations
8 languagesУкраїнська
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former Spanish gold coin:
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Origin
From French doublon, from Spanish doblón, augmentative of doble (“double”), because it wasFrom French doublon, from Spanish doblón, augmentative of doble (“double”), because it was worth twice a pistole.
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Forms
plural: doubloonsWord family
1 related wordsDeriveddoubloonie