cordoba
noun
a silver coin and monetary unit of Nicaragua, equal to 100 centavos.
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Córdoba
CórdobanounAlso Cordoba, a city in southern Spain on the Guadalquivir River: the capital of Spain under Moorish rule.
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córdoba
córdobanounthe standard monetary unit of Nicaragua, divided into 100 centavos
cordoba
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[kawr-duh-buh, -vuh, kawr-thaw-bah]
/ ˈkɔr də bə, -və, ˈkɔr ðɔ βɑ /
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cordobas
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Córdoba
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[kawr-duh-buh, -vuh, kawr-thaw-bah]
/ ˈkɔr də bə, -və, ˈkɔr ðɔ βɑ /
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Also Cordoba, a city in southern Spain on the Guadalquivir River: the capital of Spain under Moorish rule.
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a city in central Argentina.
Córdoba
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/ ˈkɔrðoβa /
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a city in central Argentina: university (1613). Pop: 1 592 000 (2005 est)
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English name: Cordova. a city in S Spain, on the Guadalquivir River: centre of Moorish Spain (711–1236). Pop: 318 628 (2003 est)
Córdoba
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/ ˈkɔrðoβa /
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córdoba
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/ ˈkɔːdəbə /
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Etymology
Origin of córdoba
named in honour of Francisco Fernández de Córdoba 2
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Since the War, U. S. financial physicians have gone to the far corners of the earth to stabilize the peso, sucre, zloty, pengo, gourde, piaster, cordoba.
From Time Magazine Archive
When the government of President Violeta Barrios de Chamorro officially devalued the cordoba last week to a stratospheric 25 million to the dollar, most Nicaraguans were simply glad the waiting was over.
From Time Magazine Archive
The government replaced the existing currency, the cordoba, which was officially valued at 20,000 to the U.S. dollar, with a new cordoba pegged at ten to the dollar.
From Time Magazine Archive
The national currency, the cordoba, is virtually useless; some merchants just price their goods in dollars.
From Time Magazine Archive
In January, with inflation running at nearly 1,500%, the cordoba was pegged at a rate of 10 for each U.S. dollar; today the rate is 1,600 to $1.
From Time Magazine Archive
Nubia Carolina Córdoba, governor Chocó province, said people had been injured but did not specify how many.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
The impact, which took place in the province of Córdoba, derailed the first two carriages of the second train, which was heading to the southwestern port city of Huelva, according to the minister.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 19, 2026
Newcomer Tatianna Córdoba, a Bay Area native and graduate of the Boston Conservatory, plays the lead in this coming-of-age tale.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 23, 2025
The authors acknowledge funding from the University of Córdoba, Consortium of Libraries of the Andalusian Universities.
From Science Daily ● May 15, 2024
A force of 1,200 volunteers, commanded by Ocampo and Balcarce, marched against Córdoba, where Liniers and Concha were in command of the Royalist forces.
From South America by W. H. (William Henry) Koebel
At the mercado, pork tenderloin costs 70 cordobas a pound versus 90 cordobas at the supermarket.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 4, 2016
Every month, merchant sales total at least 2 billion cordobas, or $71 million.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 4, 2016
Melons are cheaper too: 20 cordobas here compared to 30 cordobas in the supermarket.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 4, 2016
Chamorro publicly set fire to a small mountain of worn-out cordobas that had already been exchanged, then went shopping at a Managua supermarket armed with a supply of the new currency.
From Time Magazine Archive
Over the next two months, new gold cordobas worth 5 million old cordobas, or 20 cents each, will replace the piggies as legal paper tender.
From Time Magazine Archive
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