doubloon

英 [dʌ'bluːn] 美 [dʌ'blun]
  • n. 达布隆(古西班牙金币)
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doubloon 达布隆(西班牙旧时的金币)

来自double, 双倍。因这种金币为普通金币币值的两倍而得名。

doubloon (n.)
1620s, from French doublon (16c.) and directly from Spanish doblon a gold coin, augmentative of doble "double" (coin so called because it was worth twice as much as the Spanish gold pistole), from Latin duplus "double" (see double (adj.)). Also see -oon.