A jose de sucre


[soo-kre] /ˈsu krɛ/
noun
antonio josé de
[ahn-taw-nyaw haw-se th e] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ hɔˈsɛ ðɛ/ (show ipa), 1793–1830, venezuelan general and south american liberator: 1st president of bolivia 1826–28.
a city in and the official capital of bolivia, in the s part.
(lowercase) a cupr-nickel coin and monetary unit of ecuador, equal to 100 centavos.
abbreviation: s.
sucre
/spanish ˈsukre/
noun
the former standard monetary unit of ecuador (before the adoption of the us dollar in 2000), divided into 100 centavos
word origin
c19: after antonio josé de sucre
sucre1
/spanish ˈsukre/
noun
the legal capital of bolivia, in the south central part of the country in the e andes: university (1624). pop: 231 000 (2005 est) former name (until 1839) chuquisaca
sucre2
/spanish ˈsukre/
noun
antonio josé de (anˈtonjo xoˈse de). 1795–1830, south american liberator, born in venezuela, who -ssisted bolivar in the colonial revolt against spain; first president of bolivia (1826–28)
sucre
n.

monetary unit of ecuador, 1886, named for antonio josé de sucre, venezuelan general.

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