Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

colón

/kəˈloʊ̯n/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.14 in modern English

Syllables: colon
IPA: /kəˈloʊ̯n/

6

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The currency of Costa Rica, divided into 100 céntimos.

noun

The former currency of El Salvador, divided into 100 centavos (cents), now replaced by the American dollar.

name

A town in La Libertad department, El Salvador.

name

A province in Panama.

name

A city, the capital of Colón province, Panama.

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Spanish colón after Christopher Columbus, or Cristóbal Colón.

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Inflected Forms

colóns (plural) colones (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce colón?: The recorded pronunciation is /kəˈloʊ̯n/.
What does colón mean?: The currency of Costa Rica, divided into 100 céntimos.
Where does colón come from?: Learned borrowing from Spanish colón after Christopher Columbus, or Cristóbal Colón.

How to pronounce colón

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