doblilla

Spanish

Etymology

From dobla +‎ -illa.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /doˈbliʝa/ [d̪oˈβ̞li.ʝa]
IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /doˈbliʎa/ [d̪oˈβ̞li.ʎa]
IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /doˈbliʃa/ [d̪oˈβ̞li.ʃa]
IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /doˈbliʒa/ [d̪oˈβ̞li.ʒa]

(most of Spain and Latin America) Rhymes: -iʝa
(rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) Rhymes: -iʎa
(Buenos Aires and environs) Rhymes: -iʃa
(elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) Rhymes: -iʒa

Syllabification: do‧bli‧lla

Noun

doblilla f (plural doblillas)

(historical, numismatics) a type of dobla (gold coin)
- 1896, Ricardo Palma, El caballo de Santiago apóstol:
  Y sacó de la escarcela en doblillas de oro cuatrocientos pesos que puso sobre el altar, añadiendo: —Estamos en paz, patrón, que soy buen pagador.
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Further reading

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

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