DOUBLOON


Meaning of DOUBLOON in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌdə-ˈblün ]

noun

Etymology: Spanish doblón, augmentative of dobla, an old Spanish coin, from Latin dupla, feminine of duplus double — more at double

Date: 1622

: an old gold coin of Spain and Spanish America

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