doppia

noun

dop·​pia

ˈdäpēə,

ˈdȯp-,

ˈdōp-,

It ˈdȯppyä

plural -s

: any one of several old gold coins of Italian states constituting the double of some unit (such as the zecchino or scudo)

also : a unit of value equal to a doppia coin

an 8-doppia coin

¹/₄-doppia coin

Word History

Etymology

Italian, from feminine of doppio double, from Latin duplus

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