Colones

2 definitions found

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  colones
       See {colon}

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  colon


       n 1: the part of the large intestine between the cecum and the
            rectum; it extracts moisture from food residues before
            they are excreted
       2: the basic unit of money in El Salvador; equal to 100
          centavos [syn: {El Salvadoran colon}]
       3: the basic unit of money in Costa Rica; equal to 100 centimos
          [syn: {Costa Rican colon}]
       4: a port city at the Caribbean entrance to the Panama Canal
          [syn: {Aspinwall}]
       5: a punctuation mark (:) used after a word introducing a
          series or an example or an explanation (or after the
          salutation of a business letter)
       [also: {colones} (pl), {cola} (pl)]