name
Meaning 1
A town in La Libertad department, El Salvador.
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Standard Lemma guide
colón
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/kəˈloʊ̯n/
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name
Meaning 2
A province in Panama.
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name
Meaning 3
A city, the capital of Colón province, Panama.
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noun
Meaning 4
The currency of Costa Rica, divided into 100 céntimos.
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noun
Meaning 5
The former currency of El Salvador, divided into 100 centavos (cents), now replaced by the American dollar.
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History
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish.
Learned borrowing from Spanish colón after Christopher Columbus, or Cristóbal Colón.
Across languages
Translations
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Chinese Mandarin: 科朗 (kēlǎng) — Currency of Costa Rica or El Salvador
- Japanese: コロン (koron) — Currency of Costa Rica or El Salvador
- Korean: 콜론 (kollon) — Currency of Costa Rica or El Salvador
- Spanish: colón — Currency of Costa Rica or El Salvador