Dobla

/ˈdɔblə/ noun

Definition

A Spanish or Spanish-American gold coin, especially from the 15th-19th centuries.

Etymology

From Spanish 'dobla,' originally meaning 'double' because it was double the value of a regular coin. From Latin 'duplus' meaning 'doubled.' Used extensively in colonial trade.

Kelly Says

The dobla was so trusted internationally that pirates preferred it to any other currency — it was basically the cryptocurrency of the Golden Age of Piracy because everyone accepted it anywhere without question.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ሁለት 倍
hu-let bei
ARالعربية
ضاعف
dha-a'if
BNবাংলা
দ্বিগুণ
dwi-gun
CACatalà
doblar
doh-blar
CSČeština
zastředit
za-STRE-dit
DADansk
dobbel
DOH-bel
DEDeutsch
verdoppeln
fer-DOP-plen
ELΕλληνικά
διπλασιασμός
di-pla-see-as-mos
ESEspañol
dobla
DOH-blah
FAفارسی
دو برابر
doo-e-ba-ghar
FISuomi
kaksinkertaa
ka-sin-ker-taa
FRFrançais
dobler
do-BLAY
GUGU
બે
be
HAHA
biyu
bee-yoo
HEעברית
להכפיל
le-chi-fil
HIहिन्दी
गणितीय रूप से दोगुना करना
ganit-iy roop se dou-guna kar-na
HUMagyar
megduplázni
meg-doo-plaz-nee
IDBahasa Indonesia
gandakan
gan-da-kan
IGIG
nkechi
n-keh-chee
ITItaliano
raddoppiare
rad-DOP-pee-ay-reh
JA日本語
二倍にする
ni-bai ni suru
KKKK
жары
ja-ry
KMKM
ប្រែច្រើន
brae-chreu-n
KO한국어
두 배로 하다
du bae-ro hada
MRMR
द्विगुणित
dwi-gun-it
MSBahasa Melayu
ganda
gan-da
MYမြန်မာ
ကြမ်းပြား
kya-m-pya
NLNederlands
dubbelen
doo-buh-len
NONorsk
dobbel
DOH-bel
PAPA
ਦੋਗੁਣ
do-gun
PLPolski
podwoić
po-dvooy-ch
PTPortuguês
dobrar
doh-BRAHR
RORomână
dubla
DOO-bla
RUРусский
удваивать
udvaivavat
SVSvenska
dubbla
DOO-bla
SWKiswahili
rudia
roo-dee-ah
TAதமிழ்
இரட்டிப்பாக்க
iratti-ppaak
TEతెలుగు
రెట్టింపు చేయండి
rettin-pu chey-andi
THไทย
คูณสอง
koon song
TLTL
pamahalaan
pa-ma-ha-la-an
TRTürkçe
çift kat
chift kat
UKУкраїнська
подвоє́нний
pod-vo-yen-nyy
URاردو
گنا
gan-na
VITiếng Việt
gấp đôi
gap doi
YOYO
gba
gba
ZH中文
加倍
jia bei
ZUZU
isibayela
ee-si-ba-ye-la

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