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–noun
a former gold coin of Spain and Spanish America, originally equal to two escudos but fluctuating in value.
Origin:
1615–25;
< Sp
doblón,
equiv. to
dobl
(
a
)
dobla
+
-ón
aug. suffix
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dou·bloon
(dŭ-blōōn')
n. A gold coin formerly used in Spain and Spanish America.
[Spanish
doblón
, augmentative of
dobla
,
Spanish coin
, from Latin
dupla
, feminine of
duplus
,
double
; see
dwo-
in Indo-European roots.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Word Origin & History
doubloon
1622, from Sp.
doblon
a gold coin, augmentive of
doble
"double" (coin so called because it was worth twice as much as the Sp. gold
pistole
), from L.
duplus
"double."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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