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tálero

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Etymology

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Borrowed from German Thaler, an abbreviation of Joachimsthaler, after Sankt Joachimsthal, the German city in which some of the earliest thalers were minted in 1518. Doublet of dólar.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈtaleɾo/ [ˈt̪a.le.ɾo]
  • Rhymes: -aleɾo
  • Syllabification: tá‧le‧ro

Noun

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tálero m (plural táleros)

  1. thaler (former unit of currency)

Further reading

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