Etymology

colón

Today it means: The currency of Costa Rica, divided into 100 céntimos. Full definition →

Spanish colón
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colón · noun1

  1. Spanish · learned borrowing fromcolón
  2. English todaycolón

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

Colón · proper noun2

Borrowed from Spanish.

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