English Explanatory Dictionary

colón

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The currency of Costa Rica, divided into 100 céntimos.
  2. The former currency of El Salvador, divided into 100 centavos (cents), now replaced by the American dollar.
name
  1. A town in La Libertad department, El Salvador.
  2. A province in Panama.
  3. A city, the capital of Colón province, Panama.

Pronunciation

/kəˈloʊ̯n/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-colón.wav

Word forms

colón colóns colones

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Spanish colón after Christopher Columbus, or Cristóbal Colón.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin: 科朗 Japanese: コロン Korean: 콜론 Spanish: colón
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