n.
Pronunciation: b ə - ' l ē - ˌ vär, ' bä-l ə -v ə r
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -va · res \ ˌ bä-l ə - ' vär- ˌ ā s, ˌ b ō -l ē - \ or -vars
Etymology: American Spanish bolívar, from Simón Bolívar
Date: circa 1895
― see MONEY table
n.
Pronunciation: b ə - ' l ē - ˌ vär, ' bä-l ə -v ə r
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -va · res \ ˌ bä-l ə - ' vär- ˌ ā s, ˌ b ō -l ē - \ or -vars
Etymology: American Spanish bolívar, from Simón Bolívar
Date: circa 1895
― see MONEY table
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012