dobla

[ doh-blah ]

noun
  1. a former gold coin of Spain.

Origin of dobla

1
1590–1600; <Spanish <Latin dupla, feminine of duplusdouble

Words Nearby dobla

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How to use dobla in a sentence

  • In thy opinion a single dobla is too little to be divided between thee and thy friend, the Portuguese.

    Mercedes of Castile | J. Fenimore Cooper

British Dictionary definitions for dobla

dobla

/ (ˈdəʊblɑː) /


noun
  1. a medieval Spanish gold coin, probably worth 20 maravedis

Origin of dobla

1
Spanish, from Latin dupla, feminine of duplus twofold, double

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