colón

/kəˈloʊ̯n/

noun

The currency of Costa Rica, divided into 100 céntimos.

OriginSpanish colón →
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Meanings

colón1

nouncolón (plural colóns or colones)

plural colóns · plural colones

  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.

Colón2

proper noun
  1. A town in La Libertad department, El Salvador.
  2. A province in Panama.
  3. A city, the capital of Colón province, Panama.

Origin

colón · noun

  1. Spanishcolón
  2. Englishcolón

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

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Colón · proper noun

Borrowed from Spanish.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 科朗
  • 科朗 (kēlǎng)Currency of Costa Rica or El Salvador
Japanese コロン
  • コロン (koron)Currency of Costa Rica or El Salvador
Korean 콜론
  • 콜론 (kollon)Currency of Costa Rica or El Salvador
Spanish colón
  • colónCurrency of Costa Rica or El Salvador
Cite this entry
APA

colón. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/col%C3%B3n

MLA

“colón.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/col%C3%B3n. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “colón,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/col%C3%B3n.

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