- doubloon
- 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
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
doubloon
Look at other dictionaries:
Doubloon — Doub*loon , n. [F. doublon, Sp. doblon. See {Double}, a., and cf. {Dupion}.] A Spanish gold coin, no longer issued, varying in value at different times from over fifteen dollars to about five. See {Doblon} in Sup. [1913 Webster] || … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
doubloon — 1620s, from Fr. doublon (16c.) and directly from Sp. doblon a gold coin, augmentive of doble double (coin so called because it was worth twice as much as the Spanish gold pistole), from L. duplus double (see DOUBLE (Cf. double)). Also see OON (Cf … Etymology dictionary
doubloon — ► NOUN historical ▪ a Spanish gold coin. ORIGIN Spanish doblón, from doble double (because the coin was worth double the value of another former Spanish coin, the pistole) … English terms dictionary
doubloon — [də blo͞on′] n. [Fr doublon < Sp doblón < dobla, an old Sp gold coin < doble < L duplus, DOUBLE] an obsolete Spanish gold coin … English World dictionary
Doubloon — Spanish gold 4 doubloon coin (8 escudos) stamped as minted in 1798 The doubloon (from Spanish doblón, meaning double ), was a two escudo or 32 reales gold coin, weighing 6.77 grams (0.218 troy ounces). Doubloons were minted in Spain, Mexico … Wikipedia
doubloon — /du bloohn /, n. a former gold coin of Spain and Spanish America, originally equal to two escudos but fluctuating in value. [1615 25; < Sp doblón, equiv. to dobl(a) DOBLA + ón aug. suffix] * * * … Universalium
doubloon — noun 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… … Wiktionary
doubloon — Synonyms and related words: coin, crown, double eagle, ducat, eagle, five dollar gold piece, gold piece, guinea, half crown, half eagle, hard money, moidore, napoleon, piece, piece of money, piece of silver, pound sovereign, roll of coins,… … Moby Thesaurus
doubloon — dou|bloon [dʌˈblu:n] n [Date: 1600 1700; : Spanish; Origin: doblón, from Latin duplus double ; DOUBLE1] a gold coin used in the past in Spain and Spanish America … Dictionary of contemporary English
doubloon — n. gold coin (used in Spain and Spanish America) … English contemporary dictionary
