duro

American  

[door-oh, doo-raw] / ˈdʊər oʊ, ˈdu rɔ /

noun

plural

duros

1. a peso of Spain or Spanish America.

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duro British  

/ ˈdʊərəʊ /

noun

1. the silver peso of Spain or Spanish America

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Etymology

Origin of duro

1825–35; < Spanish, short for peso duro hard piastre; see dure ¹

Example Sentences

“En Estados Unidos, si quieres ganar dinero, montar tu propio negocio, quieres ser famoso, trabajas duro y ya está”, dijo.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 18, 2023

Era el momento de ser duro, para que los estudiantes pudieran pasar del ámbito de los buenos al de los campeones.

From New York Times • Nov. 5, 2022

They rely on their cheese blend — mozzarella, quesillo and crumbly Salvadoran queso duro — to bind ingredients, such as the carrots, beets and sweet potato in the superb “dulce” pupusa.

From Washington Post • May 9, 2022

Por eso, vamos a luchar tan duro para conseguir una reforma migratoria integral.

From Time • Nov. 3, 2016

Marmor Parium, or Marmo Greco duro, as it is called by the modern Italians, is the very flower and consummation of the rocks.

From Roman Mosaics Or, Studies in Rome and Its Neighbourhood by Macmillan, Hugh