boliviano

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

noun, plural bo·li·via·nos [buh-liv-ee-ah-nohz; Spanish baw-lee-vyah-naws] /bəˌlɪv iˈɑ noʊz; Spanish ˌbɔ liˈvyɑ 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.

Origin of boliviano

From Spanish, dating back to 1870–75; see origin at Bolivia, -an

Words nearby boliviano

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