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doubloon

[ duh-bloon ]

noun

  1. a former gold coin of Spain and Spanish America, originally equal to two escudos but fluctuating in value.


doubloon

/ »åʌˈ²ú±ô³ÜË²Ô /

noun

  1. a former Spanish gold coin
  2. slang.
    plural money
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of doubloon1

1615–25; < Spanish »å´Ç²ú±ôó²Ô, equivalent to dobl ( a ) dobla + -ó²Ô augmentative suffix
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of doubloon1

C17: from Spanish »å´Ç²ú±ôó²Ô, from dobla
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But Mr. Perdue kept two items for himself: a gold doubloon and the emerald.

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“You mean gold doubloons or those cheesy corn puffs?â€

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Right now, Soto couldn’t buy an RBI whether he offered gold doubloons or cryptocurrency.

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There was murder and intrigue and Ferris wheels in the desert, and a house full of swans, a sapphire blue river, and a chest full of gold doubloons—we’ll get to all that.

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Marching bands and floats passed us, krewe members tossing MoonPies, beads, Mardi Gras doubloons and other treats to outstretched hands.

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