doubloon

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/dʌˈbluːn/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/dʌˈblun/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(du blo̅o̅n′)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
dou•bloon /dʌˈblun/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Currencya former gold coin of Spain and Spanish America.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
dou•bloon  (du blo̅o̅n′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Currencya former gold coin of Spain and Spanish America, originally equal to two escudos but fluctuating in value.
  • Spanish doblón, equivalent. to dobl(a) dobla + -ón augmentative suffix
  • 1615–25

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
doubloon / dʌˈbluːn/, doblón
  1. a former Spanish gold coin
  2. (plural) money
Etymology: 17th Century: from Spanish doblón, from dobla
'doubloon' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
doblón

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