boliviano

American  

[buh-liv-ee-ah-noh, boh-, baw-lee-vyah-naw] / bəˌlɪv iˈɑ noʊ, boʊ-, ˌbɔ liˈḇyɑ nɔ /

noun

bolivianos plural

1. 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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boliviano British  

/ boliˈvjɑno, bəˌlɪvɪˈɑːnəʊ /

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

• bolivianos
  plural

Etymology

Origin of boliviano

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

Example Sentences

In the wake of the speech the boliviano took its first serious flutter in recent months, up to 8,100.

From Time Magazine Archive

But in recent months the boliviano has been clearly and dramatically on the skids.

From Time Magazine Archive

The world's worst case of inflation toppled the boliviano from 200 to the dollar in 1952 to 11,900 in January.

From Time Magazine Archive

The boliviano has come down from its crazy peak of 13,000 to the dollar, and has been averaging 7,700.

From Time Magazine Archive

The estimated revenues and expenditures for 1904 and 1905 at 21 pence per boliviano, were as follows: 1904, revenue �632,773 : 15s., expenditure �748,571 : 10s.;

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis" by Various