"colón" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /kə.ˈloʊ̯n/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-colón.wav Forms: colóns [plural], colones [plural]
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Spanish colón after Christopher Columbus, or Cristóbal Colón. Etymology templates: {{lbor|en|es|colón}} Learned borrowing from Spanish colón Head templates: {{en-noun|s|colones}} colón (plural colóns or colones)
  1. The currency of Costa Rica, divided into 100 céntimos. Categories (place): Costa Rica Translations (Currency of Costa Rica or El Salvador): 科朗 (kēlǎng) (Chinese Mandarin), コロン (koron) (Japanese), 콜론 (kollon) (Korean), colón [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-colón-en-noun-3DTq87lC Disambiguation of Costa Rica: 99 1 Disambiguation of 'Currency of Costa Rica or El Salvador': 57 43
  2. The former currency of El Salvador, divided into 100 centavos (cents), now replaced by the American dollar. Categories (topical): Currencies, Historical currencies Categories (place): El Salvador
    Sense id: en-colón-en-noun-h628ZlXe Disambiguation of Currencies: 44 56 Disambiguation of Historical currencies: 44 56 Disambiguation of El Salvador: 1 99 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 75 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 20 80 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 20 80 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 22 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 14 86

Inflected forms

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