billón

See also: billon

Asturian

Numeral

billón m sg or f sg (plural billones)

  1. trillion; 1012

Spanish

Pronunciation
  • (Castilian) IPA(key): /biˈʎon/, [biˈʎõn]
  • (Latin America) IPA(key): /biˈɟ͡ʝon/, [biˈʝõn]

Numeral

billón m (plural billones)

cardinal number
1012 Previous: millón
Next: trillón
  1. 1012; a trillion (short system)
  2. (obsolete) 109: a billion (long system)

Usage notes
  • Billón is a false friend, and does not mean billion. Spanish equivalents are shown in the "Translations" section of the English entry billion.
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