billón

See also: billon

Asturian

Numeral

billón m sg or f sg (plural billones)

1. trillion; 10¹²

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Spanish

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /biˈʝon/ [biˈʝõn]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /biˈʝon/ [biˈʝõn]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /biˈʎon/ [biˈʎõn]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /biˈʃon/ [biˈʃõn]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /biˈʒon/ [biˈʒõn]

Numeral

billón m (plural billones)

cardinal number

1012	Previous:	millón
	Next:	trillón

1. 10¹²; a trillion (short system)
2. (obsolete) 10⁹: a billion (long system)

Usage notes

• Billón is a false friend, and does not mean billion. The Spanish word for billion is mil millones.