billones
“billones” means “trillions” in Spanish (When referring to the number 1,000,000,000,000).
trillions
Also: millions of millions
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La distancia a esa estrella es de varios billones de kilómetros.
B2The distance to that star is several trillion kilometers.
El gobierno aprobó un presupuesto de dos billones de pesos.
B2The government approved a budget of two trillion pesos.
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Quick Quiz: billones
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If a scientist says a galaxy has 'dos billones' of stars, how many stars is that in English?
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Created in the 15th century from the prefix 'bi-' (meaning two) and the word 'millón'. It literally represents a 'million to the power of two'.
First recorded: 15th century
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Frequently Asked Questions
Does 'billones' ever mean the English 'billions'?
Almost never. In the Spanish-speaking world (and most of Europe), a 'billón' is consistently a million millions. The English 'billion' (1,000,000,000) is called 'mil millones' or sometimes 'un millardo'.
Is 'billones' masculine or feminine?
It is masculine. You would say 'los billones' or 'dos billones'.