duro

[ doo r-oh; Spanish doo-raw ]

/ ˈdʊər oʊ; Spanish ˈdu rɔ /

noun, plural du·ros [doo r-ohz; Spanish doo-raws] /ˈdʊər oʊz; Spanish ˈdu rɔs/.

a peso of Spain or Spanish America.

Nearby words

durkheim, durkheim, émile, durmast, durn, durned, duro, duroc, durocher, durometer, duroziez symptom, durra

Origin of duro

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

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Examples from the Web for duro

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
I asked a guard to get me some pens, ink, and paper, and gave him a duro for the purpose.
The Memoires of Casanova, Complete|Jacques Casanova de Seingalt
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
The royal (real) is twenty-five centimos or twopence-halfpenny, the "hard one" (duro) is a five-peseta piece.
Poor Folk in Spain|Jan Gordon

The deficiency was remedied by the soldier who was in charge of me for the consideration of a duro.
The Memoires of Casanova, Complete|Jacques Casanova de Seingalt
A peso, or duro, is the same as our dollar: it is a silver coin.
Vine and Olive; Or Young America in Spain and Portugal|Oliver Optic

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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