dobla

See also: doblá and doblà

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish dobla.

Noun

dobla (plural doblas)

1. (historical) A historical gold coin used in the Iberian peninsula between the 11th and 16th centuries.
   • 1840, [James Fenimore Cooper], chapter I, in Mercedes of Castile: Or, The Voyage to Cathay. […], volume I, Philadelphia, Pa.: Lea and Blanchard, →OCLC, page 19:

     “Prithee, Pepe,” commenced the soldier, “how many hundred doblas a year do they pay, in that service of thine, and how often do they renew that fine leathern doublet?”

Anagrams

• Baldo

Asturian

Verb

dobla

1. inflection of doblar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈdob.blə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ˈdo.bla]

Verb

dobla

1. inflection of doblar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• doblet

Verb

dobla

1. inflection of doble:
   1. simple past
   2. past participle

Occitan

Pronunciation

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Adjective

dobla

1. feminine singular of doble

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdobla/ [ˈd̪o.β̞la]
• Rhymes: -obla
• Syllabification: do‧bla

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin dupla, from duplus (“double”).

Noun

dobla f (plural doblas)

1. dobla (historical coin)

Derived terms

• doblilla
• mi casa y mi hogar cien doblas val

 

Related terms

• doble

 

Etymology 2

Verb

dobla

1. inflection of doblar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “dobla”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014