boliviano

[ buh-liv-ee-ah-noh, boh-; Spanish baw-lee-vyah-naw ]

/ bəˌlɪv iˈɑ noʊ, boʊ-; Spanish ˌbɔ liˈḇyɑ nɔ /

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noun, plural bo·li·via·nos

[buh-liv-ee-ah-nohz; Spanish baw-lee-vyah-naws]. /bəˌlɪv iˈɑ noʊz; Spanish ˌbɔ liˈḇyɑ nɔs/.

a former silver or bronze coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Bolivia, equal to 100 centavos: replaced by the peso boliviano in 1963.

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Origin of boliviano

First recorded in 1870–75; from Spanish; see origin at Bolivia, -an

Words nearby boliviano

bolita, bolivar, Bolívar, Simón, Bolivia, Bolivian, boliviano, boll, Bolland, Bollandist, bollard, bollito misto

How to use boliviano in a sentence

The silver boliviano, however, is rarely seen in circulation because of the cheaper paper currency.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2|Various
En Urqun se desprende un ramal que est para unirse con el ferrocarril boliviano y ms al sur con los ferrocarriles argentinos.
Heath's Modern Language Series: The Spanish American Reader|Ernesto Nelson
El caucho boliviano que se extrae de los territorios nacionales de ese pas se cotiza a buenos precios.
Heath's Modern Language Series: The Spanish American Reader|Ernesto Nelson

British Dictionary definitions for boliviano

boliviano

/ (bəˌlɪvɪˈɑːnəʊ, Spanish boliˈvjɑno) /

noun plural -nos (-nəʊz, Spanish -nos)

(until 1963 and from 1987) the standard monetary unit of Bolivia, equal to 100 centavos

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