billete

See also: Billete and billeté

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French billet.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /biˈʝete/ [biˈʝe.t̪e]

• IPA^(key): /biˈʝete/ [biˈʝe.t̪e] (most of Spain and Latin America)
• IPA^(key): /biˈʎete/ [biˈʎe.t̪e] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
• IPA^(key): /biˈʃete/ [biˈʃe.t̪e] (Buenos Aires and environs)
• IPA^(key): /biˈʒete/ [biˈʒe.t̪e] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -ete
• Syllabification: bi‧lle‧te

Noun

billete m (plural billetes)

1. banknote, bill (paper currency)
2. (Spain, Philippines) ticket

   Synonym: boleto

   ¿Ya reservaste los billetes del tren?

   Have you already booked the train tickets?

3. (heraldry) billet
4. (colloquial, uncountable) money

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:dinero

Derived terms

• billetaje
• billete de banco
• billete verde
• (diminutive) billetito
• máquina de billetes

Related terms

• billetera
• billetero

Further reading

• “billete”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024