colón
/kolon/ • noun (pl. colones) the basic monetary unit of Costa Rica and El Salvador, equal to 100 centimos in Costa Rica and 100 centavos in El Salvador. — ORIGIN from Cristóbal Colón, the Spanish name of Christopher Columbus.
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