colon
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3.8
- noun
- /ˈkoʊlən/
:
colón
- To buy a souvenir, you will need to exchange your dollars for colons.
Examples
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Prices in the market are listed in colons, which is the local currency.
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Currently, a meal at the restaurant costs about 3000 colons.
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A dollar now gets 500 colons, up from 360 a few years ago.
Blog text (15) -
Under pressure from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Costa Rica gradually lowered its import duties, and in 1990, devalued the colon.
Academic text (1997) -
News media accused government authorities of neglecting Tazumal, the country's best-known archaeological site, which had appeared on Salvadoran postage stamps and the 100-colon bank note.
Academic text (2006)
Synonyms
Money used in Costa Rica or the large intestine in the body
Money used in Costa Rica that equals 100 céntimos
A former unit of money in El Salvador worth 100 cents used before the US dollar
Compounds
- Specialized
28
2.7
A harmful growth in the large intestine that can spread to other parts
- Archaic
1
5.8
A gut condition that causes belly pain and alternating diarrhea and constipation and is often worse with stress
- Specialized
1
4.8
A part of the large intestine that goes down on the lower left side of the belly
- Specialized
1
5.0
Part of the large intestine that goes upward from the small intestine
- Specialized
1
5.5
A part of the large intestine that runs across the upper belly from right to left
- Archaic
A former unit of money in El Salvador worth 100 cents used before the US dollar
Surface Forms
Etymology
Colon for the Costa Rican currency comes from the Spanish name Colón, the explorer Christopher 'Columbus'. The country named its money after him, so the colon is simply money named for that famous explorer.