Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A gold coin formerly current in Portugal, first issued by John V., in the eighteenth century. Its value varied: the specimen here illustrated was worth £3 11s.d., or about $17.35.

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  • noun The official or principal currency of São Tomé and Príncipe, divided into 100 cêntimos.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun the basic unit of money on Sao Tome e Principe

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Portuguese, ultimately from Latin duplus, double; see duple.]

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