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sucre

name · noun · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ˈsuːkɹeɪ/
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  • CMU ARPABET: S UW1 K ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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Meaning 1

The constitutional capital of Bolivia.

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Meaning 2

A department in Colombia.

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Meaning 3

A town and municipality in Sucre department, Colombia.

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Meaning 4

A town and municipality in Cauca department, Colombia.

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Meaning 5

One of 23 states in Venezuela.

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noun

Meaning 6

The former currency of Ecuador, divided into 100 centavos.

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Meaning 7

the judicial capital and seat of the judiciary in Bolivia

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: city, metropolis, urban center

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Meaning 8

the basic unit of money in Ecuador; equal to 100 centavos

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Broader terms: Ecuadoran monetary unit

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Sucre, named after Antonio José de Sucre.

From Spanish Sucre, from the name of Venezuelan independence leader Antonio José de Sucre.

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: Սուկրե (Sukre) — constitutional capital of Bolivia
  • Asturian: Sucre — constitutional capital of Bolivia
  • Chinese Mandarin: 蘇克雷 /苏克雷 (Sūkèléi) — constitutional capital of Bolivia
  • Danish: Sucre — constitutional capital of Bolivia
  • Dutch: Sucre — constitutional capital of Bolivia
  • German: Sucre — constitutional capital of Bolivia
  • Korean: 수크레 (Sukeure) — constitutional capital of Bolivia
  • Marathi: सुक्रे (sukre) — constitutional capital of Bolivia
  • Russian: Су́кре (Súkre) — constitutional capital of Bolivia
  • Spanish: Sucre — constitutional capital of Bolivia
  • Ukrainian: Су́кре (Súkre) — constitutional capital of Bolivia
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