galleon
/ˈɡæliən/
noun
- A large sailing ship used from the 15th to the 18th centuries, especially by Spain, for trade and warfare.
- The Spanish galleon carried gold and silver across the Atlantic.
- Pirates often attacked galleons to steal their treasure.
- A model of a galleon sits on the museum shelf, showing its tall masts and broad hull.
- A fictional unit of money in the Harry Potter series, made of gold.
- Harry paid seven galleons for his new wand.
- She saved her galleons to buy a broomstick.
- The goblins at Gringotts exchanged Muggle money for galleons.