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dobla

dobla noun: a historical gold coin used in the Iberian peninsula between the 11th and 16th centuries.

dobla: a historical gold coin used in the Iberian peninsula between the 11th and 16th centuries
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Noun

dobla (plural doblas)

  1. (historical) A historical gold coin used in the Iberian peninsula between the 11th and 16th centuries.
    • “Prithee, Pepe,” commenced the soldier, “how many hundred doblas a year do they pay, in that service of thine, and how often do they renew that fine leathern doublet?”1840, [James Fenimore Cooper], chapter I, in Mercedes of Castile: Or, The Voyage to Cathay. […], volume I, Philadelphia, Pa.: Lea and Blanchard, →OCLC, page 19

Forms of dobla

pluraldoblas

Origin of dobla

Borrowed from Spanish dobla.

Questions about dobla

What does dobla mean?
Dobla means a historical gold coin used in the Iberian peninsula between the 11th and 16th centuries.
What part of speech is dobla?
Dobla is a noun.
What is the plural of dobla?
The plural of dobla is doblas.

Words near dobla in the dictionary

  1. Dobies Bight
  2. Dobin
  3. Dobing
  4. Dobinson
  5. Dobkin
  6. dobla
  7. doblas
  8. Doble
  9. Dobler
  10. Doblers
  11. Dobles

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