dólar
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Asturian
Noun
dólar m (plural dólares)
- dollar (designation for specific currency)
Galician
Etymology
From English dollar, from Dutch daler, from German Taler, Thaler, shortened from Joachimsthaler, from the place name Joachimsthal.
Noun
dólar m (plural dólares)
- dollar (designation for specific currency)
Further reading
- “dólar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024
Portuguese
Etymology
From English dollar, from Dutch daler, from German Taler, Thaler, shortened from Joachimsthaler, from the place name Joachimsthal.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: dó‧lar
Noun
dólar m (plural dólares)
- dollar (designation for specific currency)
Derived terms
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from English dollar, from Dutch daler, from German Taler, Thaler, shortened from Joachimsthaler, from the place name Joachimsthal. Doublet of tálero.
Pronunciation
Noun
dólar m (plural dólares)
- dollar (designation for specific currency)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “dólar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28