duro

[ door-oh; Spanish doo-raw ]

/ ˈdʊər oʊ; Spanish ˈdu rɔ /

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noun, plural du·ros

[door-ohz; Spanish doo-raws]. /ˈdʊər oʊz; Spanish ˈdu rɔs/.

a peso of Spain or Spanish America.

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Origin of duro

1825–35; <Spanish, short for peso duro hard piastre; see dure¹

Words nearby duro

Durkan, Durkheim, durmast, durn, durned, duro, Duroc, Durocher, durometer, Duroziez symptom, durra

How to use duro in a sentence

A Fashion Week pop-up exhibition by designer Duro Olowu exhibits his enthusiastic, art-influenced worldview.
Designer Duro Olowu Mixes Fashion and Art in Pop-Up Exhibition|Robin Givhan|February 12, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Duro has of late published in his Coln y Pinzon what purports to be a list of their names.
Christopher Columbus and How He Received and Imparted the Spirit of Discovery|Justin Winsor
Before night he and his deputies were far out on the plains following a trail that led toward Palo Duro Cañon.
Oh, You Tex!|William Macleod Raine
"Once we reach Palo Duro, we'll hole up among the rocks an' fix you up fine, Dave," his companion kept promising.
Oh, You Tex!|William Macleod Raine

"Dinsmore 's makin' for Palo Duro," remarked Wilkins as they followed at a canter the plain trail marked for them.
Oh, You Tex!|William Macleod Raine
The outlaw knew that it would be nip and tuck to reach Palo Duro, close though it was.
Oh, You Tex!|William Macleod Raine

British Dictionary definitions for duro

duro

/ (ˈdʊərəʊ) /

noun plural -ros

the silver peso of Spain or Spanish America

Word Origin for duro

from Spanish, shortened from peso duro hard peso, ultimately from Latin dūrus hard

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