doubloon

American

[duh-bloon] / dʌˈblun /

noun

a former gold coin of Spain and Spanish America, originally equal to two escudos but fluctuating in value.

doubloon British

/ dʌˈbluːn /

noun

a former Spanish gold coin
slang (plural) money

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Etymology

Origin of doubloon

1615–25; < Spanish doblón, equivalent to dobl ( a ) dobla + -ón augmentative suffix

Example Sentences

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The perspective angles skyward in the picture of a frenzied-looking Ahab displaying the gold doubloon he has promised to the man who can kill Moby-Dick.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026

But Mr. Perdue kept two items for himself: a gold doubloon and the emerald.

From New York Times • Dec. 3, 2022

Original owner John McConnell was a fortune hunter, and the Double Eagle was a rare doubloon discovered in a sunken treasure.

From Golf Digest • Jan. 4, 2017

You’ve heard it so many times that your dreams are haunted with doubloon mountains.

From Time • Dec. 27, 2012

I look at the doubloon still gripped in my right hand.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman

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