dólar

See also: dolar and dòlar

Asturian

Noun

dólar m (plural dólares)

1. dollar (designation for specific currency)

Further reading

• “dólar”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN

Galician

Etymology

From English dollar.

Noun

dólar m (plural dólares)

1. dollar (designation for specific currency)

Further reading

• “dólar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026

Portuguese

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Germanic *dalą

Proto-West Germanic *dal

Old High German tal

Middle High German tal

German Tal

German Talerder.

Middle Low German dālerbor.

Dutch dalerbor.

English dollarbor.

Portuguese dólar

Borrowed from English dollar.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈdɔ.lɐʁ/ [ˈdɔ.lɐh]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈdɔ.lɐʁ/ [ˈdɔ.lɐh]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ˈdɔ.lɐɾ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈdɔ.lɐʁ/ [ˈdɔ.lɐχ]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /ˈdɔ.lɐɻ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈdɔ.laʁ/ [ˈdɔ.lah]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈdɔ.laɾ/

• Audio (Brazil (Caipira)):

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• Hyphenation: dó‧lar

Noun

dólar m (plural dólares)

1. dollar (designation for specific currency)

Derived terms

• doleira
• doleiro

Further reading

• “dólar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “dólar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Germanic *dalą

Proto-West Germanic *dal

Old High German tal

Middle High German tal

German Tal

German Talerder.

Middle Low German dālerbor.

Dutch dalerbor.

English dollarbor.

Spanish dólar

Borrowed from English dollar. Doublet of tálero.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdolaɾ/ [ˈd̪o.laɾ]
• Rhymes: -olaɾ
• Syllabification: dó‧lar

Noun

dólar m (plural dólares)

1. dollar (designation for specific currency)

Derived terms

• dólar americano
• dólar blue
• dólar canadiense
• dólar de arena
• dólar de EE.UU.
• dolarizar
• sacadólares

Further reading

• “dólar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025