a silver coin formerly used in several European countries, worth varying amounts
ducatoon in American English
(ˈdʌkəˌtuːn, ˌdʌkəˈtuːn)
noun
a former silver coin of the Netherlands, used through the 17th and 18th centuries: equal to three gulden
Also: ducaton (ˈdʌkəˌtɑn)
Word origin
[1605–15; ‹ F ducaton, dim. of ducatducat]This word is first recorded in the period 1605–15. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: gothic, ideal, independent, series, turnover