bolívar

== English == === Alternative forms === Bolivar, bolivar === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish bolívar, ultimately named after Simón Bolívar. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bəˈliːvɑː(ɹ)/ === Noun === bolívar (plural bolívars or bolívares) The currency of Venezuela, divided into 100 céntimos. ==== Derived terms ==== boligarch ==== Translations ==== == Catalan == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central) [buˈli.βər] IPA(key): (Balearic) [buˈli.vər] IPA(key): (Valencia) [boˈli.var] === Noun === bolívar m (plural bolívars) bolívar === Further reading === “bolívar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “bolívar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “bolívar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. == Spanish == === Alternative forms === bolo (slang) === Etymology === Named after Venezuelan statesman Simón Bolívar. Bolívar's own name derives from the village of Puebla de Bolívar in Spanish Biscay. Its name (Bolibar in Basque) comes from the Basque bolu (“windmill”) and ibar (“valley”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /boˈlibaɾ/ [boˈli.β̞aɾ] Rhymes: -ibaɾ Syllabification: bo‧lí‧var === Noun === bolívar m (plural bolívares) bolívar === Further reading === “bolívar”, 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