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):

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Noun

bolívar (plural bolívars)

1. The currency of Venezuela, divided into 100 céntimos.

Translations

currency of Venezuela

• Catalan: bolívar (ca) m
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• Spanish: bolívar (es) m

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Catalan

Noun

bolívar m (plural bolívars)

1. 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, 2024
• “bolívar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.

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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]

Noun

bolívar m (plural bolívares)

1. bolívar

Further reading

• “bolívar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014