louis d'or

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louis d'or

  • /ˌluːɪ ˈdɔː/ UK
  • /ˌluːɪz ˈdɔː/ UK, plural
  • /ˌlui ˈdɔɹ/ US
  • /ˌluiz ˈdɔɹ/ US, plural

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Borrowed from French louis d'or (literally “golden louis”).

noun louis d'or · louis d'ors · louis-d'or · Louis d'or · Louis-d'or

  1. historical Any of the gold coins first introduced in France under Louis XIII in 1640, based upon the Spanish doubloon. They stopped at the most memorable places, and at last arrived at Rome, where a princess vacated her palace for their accommodation and so many louis-d'or a-month.

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noun any gold coin introduced in France by Louis XIII

Españolluis de oro
한국어루이도르 ru'idoreu, 루이 도르 ru'i doreu
日本語ルイドール ruidōru
हिन्दीलुई दोर luī dor
Portuguêsluís de ouro
Françaislouis d'or
DeutschLouis d'or, Louisd'or, Louisdor
Italianoluigi d'oro
Ελληνικάχρυσός λουδοβίκος chrysós loudovíkos, λουδοβίκειο loudovíkeio, λουδοβίκι loudovíki, λουίζιο louízio
Românăludovic de aur
Русскийлуидо́р luidór
العربيةلُوِيس ذَهَبِي luwīs ḏahabī

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@misc{louis_d_or_2026,
  title = {louis d'or},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/louis%20d'or},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}