billetal

Spanish

Etymology

From billete +‎ -al

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /biʝeˈtal/ [bi.ʝeˈt̪al] (most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /biʎeˈtal/ [bi.ʎeˈt̪al] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /biʃeˈtal/ [bi.ʃeˈt̪al] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /biʒeˈtal/ [bi.ʒeˈt̪al] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: bi‧lle‧tal

Noun

billetal m (plural billetales)

  1. (colloquial, El Salvador, Honduras) a large amount of money; a packet, bundle, mint, pile
    Synonym: dineral

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