doubloon

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doubloon

/dʌˈbluːn/ UK

Rhymes with -uːn

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From French doublon, from Spanish doblón, augmentative of doble (“double”), because it was worth twice a pistole.

noun doubloons · doblon

historical A former Spanish gold coin, also used in its American colonies. English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Georges, and Louises, doubloons and double guineas and moidores and sequins, the pictures of all the kings of Europe for the last hundred years, strange Oriental pieces stamped with what looked like wisps of string or bits of spider's web, round pieces and squar
Canada, abbreviation, clipping, slang Clipping of doubloonie
alternative Alternative form of dabloon (“fictional currency”).

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noun former Spanish gold coin

Español	doblón
한국어	더블룬 deobeullun
日本語	ダブルーン daburūn
中文	杜布隆 dùbùlóng
Português	dobrão
Français	doublon
Deutsch	Dublone, Duplone
Italiano	doblone
Ελληνικά	δουβλόνι douvlóni
Русский	дубло́н dublón
Tiếng Việt	đublum, đồng đublum
العربية	دبلون

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@misc{doubloon_2026,
  title = {doubloon},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/doubloon},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}