bolívar
See also: bolivar and Bolivar
English
Alternative forms
- bolivar
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish bolívar, ultimately named after Simón Bolívar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bəˈliːvɑː(ɹ)/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
Noun
bolívar (plural bolívars)
- The currency of Venezuela, divided into 100 céntimos.
Translations
currency of Venezuela
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Catalan
Noun
bolívar m (plural bolívars)
- bolívar
Further reading
- “bolívar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “bolívar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “bolívar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
Spanish
Alternative forms
- bolo (slang)
Etymology
Named after Venezuelan statesman Simón Bolívar. Bolívar's own name derives from the village of Puebla de Bolívar in Spanish Biscay. Its name (Bolibar in Basque) comes from the Basque bolu (“windmill”) and ibar (“valley”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /boˈlibaɾ/ [boˈli.β̞aɾ]
- Rhymes: -ibaɾ
- Syllabification: bo‧lí‧var
Noun
bolívar m (plural bolívares)
- bolívar
Further reading
- “bolívar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014