millardo

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French milliard.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /miˈʝaɾdo/ [miˈʝaɾ.ð̞o]

• IPA^(key): /miˈʝaɾdo/ [miˈʝaɾ.ð̞o] (Equatorial Guinea, most of Latin America and Spain)
• IPA^(key): /miˈʎaɾdo/ [miˈʎaɾ.ð̞o] (Andes Mountains, rustic northern Spain, Paraguay, Philippines)
• IPA^(key): /miˈʃaɾdo/ [miˈʃaɾ.ð̞o] (Buenos Aires and environs)
• IPA^(key): /miˈʒaɾdo/ [miˈʒaɾ.ð̞o] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

• Rhymes: -aɾdo
• Syllabification: mi‧llar‧do

Noun

millardo m (plural millardos)

1. (economics, rare) billion, milliard

   Synonym: mil millones

Usage

• Although less ambiguous than "mil millones", it is seldom used in general. It is considered a calque derived from French and discouraged to be employed when translating from French to Spanish.

Further reading

• “millardo”, 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