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- [duh-bloon]
- /dʌˈblun/
- /dʌb.ˈluːn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [duh-bloon]
- /dʌˈblun/
Definitions of doubloon word
- noun doubloon a former gold coin of Spain and Spanish America, originally equal to two escudos but fluctuating in value. 1
- noun doubloon A Spanish gold coin. 1
- noun doubloon a former Spanish gold coin 0
- noun doubloon money 0
- noun doubloon an obsolete Spanish gold coin 0
- noun doubloon A former Spanish gold coin, also used in its American colonies. 0
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Origin of doubloon
First appearance:
before 1615 One of the 41% oldest English words
1615-25; < Spanish doblón, equivalent to dobl(a) dobla + -ón augmentative suffix
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Parts of speech for Doubloon
noun
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
doubloon popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
doubloon usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for doubloon
noun doubloon
- piece — a separate or limited portion or quantity of something: a piece of land; a piece of chocolate.
- money — any circulating medium of exchange, including coins, paper money, and demand deposits.
- cash — Cash is money in the form of notes and coins rather than cheques.
- currency — The money used in a particular country is referred to as its currency.
- dough — flour or meal combined with water, milk, etc., in a mass for baking into bread, cake, etc.; paste of bread.
Antonyms for doubloon
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