Sucre

[soo-kre]

noun

1. Antonio José de 1793–1830, Venezuelan general and South American liberator: 1st president of Bolivia 1826–28.

2. a city in and the official capital of Bolivia, in the S part.

3. (lowercase),  a cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Ecuador, equal to 100 centavos. S.

Sucre

¹

/ ˈsukre /

noun

1. Former name (until 1839): Chuquisaca. the legal capital of Bolivia, in the south central part of the country in the E Andes: university (1624). Pop: 231 000 (2005 est)

Sucre

²

/ ˈsukre /

noun

1. Antonio José de (anˈtonjo xoˈse de). 1795–1830, South American liberator, born in Venezuela, who assisted Bolivar in the colonial revolt against Spain; first president of Bolivia (1826–28)

sucre

³

/ ˈsukre /

noun

1. the former standard monetary unit of Ecuador (before the adoption of the US dollar in 2000), divided into 100 centavos

Word History and Origins

Origin of Sucre¹

C19: after Antonio José de _Sucre