Definition
Gold or silver coins worth double the value of a single coin, formerly used in Spanish-speaking countries; often associated with pirates and treasure.
Etymology
From Spanish 'doblón,' which comes from 'dobla' meaning 'double' or 'fold,' originally referring to coins worth twice the standard unit. The word entered English through trade and piracy in the Caribbean and Americas.
Kelly Says
Spanish doubloons were so valuable and portable that pirates specifically hunted ships carrying them—they were basically the cryptocurrency of the 1600s-1700s, backing the Spanish Empire's global wealth!
Translations
CACatalà
doublons
doo-bloons
CSČeština
doubloons
doo-bloons
DADansk
doubloons
doo-bloons
DEDeutsch
Doubloons
doo-bloons
ELΕλληνικά
δουμπλόον
doo-mbloo-on
ESEspañol
doblones
do-blon-es
FISuomi
doubloons
doo-bloons
FRFrançais
doublons
doo-blɔ̃s
HAHA
doubloons
doo-bloons
HEעברית
דובלנים
do-vloon-im
HIहिन्दी
दुब्लोन्
dub-lon
HUMagyar
doubloons
doo-bloons
IDBahasa Indonesia
doubloons
doo-bloons
IGIG
doubloons
doo-bloons
ITItaliano
dobloni
do-blo-nee
MSBahasa Melayu
doubloons
doo-bloons
MYမြန်မာ
ဒူဗလွန်
doo-bloon
NLNederlands
doubloons
doo-bloons
NONorsk
doubloons
doo-bloons
PLPolski
doubloons
doo-bloons
PTPortuguês
doblóns
do-blah-owns
RORomână
doubloons
doo-bloons
RUРусский
дубло́ны
doo-bloon-y
SVSvenska
doubloons
doo-bloons
SWKiswahili
doubloons
doo-bloons
TAதமிழ்
டொபிலான்
doh-bi-lan
TEతెలుగు
డబ్బులోన్
dab-bu-loon
TLTL
doubloons
doo-bloons
TRTürkçe
doubloons
doo-bloons
UKУкраїнська
дубло́ни
doo-bloon-ee
VITiếng Việt
đôbloons
doh-bloons
YOYO
doubloons
doo-bloons
ZUZU
doubloons
doo-bloons