noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˌluːɪ ˈdɔː/
Received-Pronunciation, plural:/ˌluːɪz ˈdɔː/
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General-American:/ˌlui ˈdɔɹ/
General-American, plural:/ˌluiz ˈdɔɹ/
rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)
1
noun
Meaning 1
Any of the gold coins first introduced in France under Louis XIII in 1640, based upon the Spanish doubloon.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, numismatics
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: louis, (Scotland) lew
2
noun
Meaning 2
a former French gold coin
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: coin
History
Etymology
Borrowed from French louis d'or (literally “golden louis”).
Across languages
Translations
35 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
لُوِيس ذَهَبِي
(luwīs ḏahabī)
— any gold coin introduced in France by Louis XIII
Belarusian:
луідо́р
(luidór)
— any gold coin introduced in France by Louis XIII
Bulgarian:
луидор
(luidor)
— any gold coin introduced in France by Louis XIII
Danish:
louis d'or
— any gold coin introduced in France by Louis XIII
Esperanto:
luidoro
— any gold coin introduced in France by Louis XIII
Estonian:
luidoor
— any gold coin introduced in France by Louis XIII
Finnish:
louis d’or
— any gold coin introduced in France by Louis XIII
French:
louis d'or
— any gold coin introduced in France by Louis XIII
German:
Louis d'or
— any gold coin introduced in France by Louis XIII
German:
Louisd'or
— any gold coin introduced in France by Louis XIII
German:
Louisdor
— any gold coin introduced in France by Louis XIII
Greek:
χρυσός λουδοβίκος
(chrysós loudovíkos)
— any gold coin introduced in France by Louis XIII
Greek:
λουδοβίκειο
(loudovíkeio)
— any gold coin introduced in France by Louis XIII
Greek:
λουδοβίκι
(loudovíki)
— any gold coin introduced in France by Louis XIII
Greek:
λουίζιο
(louízio)
— any gold coin introduced in France by Louis XIII
Irish:
laoiseach órga
— any gold coin introduced in France by Louis XIII
Italian:
luigi d'oro
— any gold coin introduced in France by Louis XIII
Japanese:
ルイドール
(ruidōru)
— any gold coin introduced in France by Louis XIII
Korean:
루이도르
(ru'idoreu)
— any gold coin introduced in France by Louis XIII
Korean:
루이 도르
(ru'i doreu)
— any gold coin introduced in France by Louis XIII
Lithuanian:
luidoras
— any gold coin introduced in France by Louis XIII
Marathi:
लूई डॉर
(lūī ḍŏr)
— any gold coin introduced in France by Louis XIII
Occitan:
loís d'aur
— any gold coin introduced in France by Louis XIII
Polish:
luidor
— any gold coin introduced in France by Louis XIII
Polish:
ludwik
— any gold coin introduced in France by Louis XIII
Portuguese:
luís de ouro
— any gold coin introduced in France by Louis XIII
Romanian:
ludovic de aur
— any gold coin introduced in France by Louis XIII
Russian:
луидо́р
(luidór)
— any gold coin introduced in France by Louis XIII
Serbo-Croatian:
лу̏јдор
— any gold coin introduced in France by Louis XIII
Serbo-Croatian:
lȕjdor
— any gold coin introduced in France by Louis XIII
Spanish:
luis de oro
— any gold coin introduced in France by Louis XIII
Swedish:
louis-d'or
— any gold coin introduced in France by Louis XIII
Swedish:
lusidor
— any gold coin introduced in France by Louis XIII
Ukrainian:
луїдо́р
(lujidór)
— any gold coin introduced in France by Louis XIII
Yakut:
луидо́р
(luidór)
— any gold coin introduced in France by Louis XIII
