Portuguese

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Dobrões espanhóis (Spanish doubloons)
 
Dobrão usado por uma tocadora de berimbau (A dobrão being used by a berimbau player)

Etymology 1

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From dobro +‎ -ão.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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dobrão m (plural dobrões)

  1. doubloon (former Spanish gold coin)
  2. a gold coin minted by the Portuguese in the early 18th century
  3. a copper coin formerly used in northeastern Brazil
  4. (music) dobrão (a small piece of hard material (often a coin or pebble) pressed against the string of a berimbau in order to change its pitch and timbre)
    Synonym: moeda
Descendants
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  • English: dobrão / dobrao

Etymology 2

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Verb

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dobrão

  1. Obsolete spelling of dobram.