dobra

[ doh-bruh ]

noun

1. any of various former Portuguese coins, especially a gold coin of John V equal to two johannes.

dobra

/ ˈdəʊbrə /

noun

1. the standard monetary unit of São Tomé e Principe, divided into 100 cêntimos

Word History and Origins

Origin of dobra¹

< Portuguese < Latin dupla; dobla

Example Sentences

It wasn’t until I got there that I realized I should have brought euros to either use or to convert to dobras — since, like many places in West and Central Africa, cash is king.

From New York Times

Many severely wounded were sent to Hospital ship "Kalyon," and many were evacuated to Base Section Three in England and only the convalescent wounded, of course, came to the dobra convalescent hospital.

From Project Gutenberg

I handed out the last of my dobras, and made my flight with time to spare.

From New York Times

But several had been killed and the populace that swarmed weeping about the American soldiers reproachfully cried: "Amerikanski nit dobra."

From Project Gutenberg