colón
English
Etymology
From Spanish after Christopher Columbus, or Cristóbal Colón.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /kə.ˈloʊ̯n/
Noun
colón (plural colóns or colones)
- The currency of Costa Rica, divided into 100 céntimos.
- The former currency of El Salvador, divided into 100 centavos (cents), now replaced by the American dollar.
Translations
Anagrams
Spanish
Etymology
After Cristóbal Colón (“Christopher Columbus”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /koˈlon/, [koˈlõn]
Noun
colón m (plural colones)
- colón (currency)
Further reading
- “colón” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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