doubloon

(də blo̵̅o̅n′)

noun

an obsolete Spanish gold coin

Origin: Fr doublon < Sp doblón < dobla, an old Sp gold coin < doble < L duplus, double

See doubloon in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A gold coin formerly used in Spain and Spanish America.

Origin:

Origin: Spanish doblón

Origin: , augmentative of dobla, Spanish coin

Origin: , from Latin dupla

Origin: , feminine of duplus, double; see dwo- in Indo-European roots

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