doblón
[ duh-blohn; Spanish daw-vlawn ]
/ dəˈbloʊn; Spanish dɔˈvlɔn /
noun, plural do·blon·es [duh-bloh-neez; Spanish daw-vlaw-nes] /dəˈbloʊ niz; Spanish dɔˈvlɔ nɛs/.
a former gold coin of Spain and Spanish America, equal to two gold escudos.
Origin of doblón
< Spanish:
doubloon
Words nearby doblón
dobell's solution,
doberman,
doberman pinscher,
dobie,
dobla,
doblón,
dobra,
dobrich,
dobro,
dobruja,
dobrynin
Example sentences from the Web for doblon
Also known as the doblon de à 8; Anglicized as “piece of eight.”
The Bible in Spain - Vol. 2 [of 2] |George Borrow
British Dictionary definitions for doblon
Word Origin for doblón
Spanish; see
doubloon