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; dure ¹

Example Sentences

El fósil es tan duro en algunas partes que sería imposible introducirle un clavo con un martillo.

From New York Times • Aug. 12, 2023

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

Un joven ambicioso trabaja duro hasta convertirse en el director más importante de comedia musical de México.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 9, 2019

What I learned in Honduras comes down to three things: Fe, familia y trabajo duro.

From Time • Nov. 3, 2016

St. Paulinus, Bishop of Nola, in allusion to the custom of crowning crosses, has these lines:— "Cerne coronatam Domini super atria Christi, Stare crucem, duro spondentem celsa labori Pr�mia: tolle crucem, qui vis auferre coronam."

From Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 109, November 29, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Various