doubloon
Doubloon (noun) means a former Spanish gold coin that was also used across Spain's American colonies. Example: “Divers found a chest of doubloons on the seabed.”
How to use doubloon
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA doubloon was an old gold coin from Spain, often pictured in stories about pirates and treasure.
Doubloon turns up mainly in historical writing and pirate fiction rather than everyday conversation.
Remember that doubloon is related to ‘double’, since the coin was worth twice another one.
Trace the full origin ↓Fill the gap
Can you complete this real example?
Divers found a chest of _____ on the seabed.
Etymology
Doubloon comes from French doublon, which was taken from Spanish doblón. That Spanish word was an enlarged form of doble, meaning double, because the coin was worth twice as much as another coin called the pistole.
