peseta

[ puh-sey-tuh; Spanish pe-se-tah ]

/ pəˈseɪ tə; Spanish pɛˈsɛ tɑ /

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noun, plural pe·se·tas

[puh-sey-tuhz; Spanish pe-se-tahs]. /pəˈseɪ təz; Spanish pɛˈsɛ tɑs/.

a bronze coin and monetary unit of Spain and Andorra until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centimos. Abbreviation: P., Pta.

a former silver coin of Spain and Spanish America, equal to two reals; pistareen.

a former monetary unit of Equatorial Guinea: replaced by the ekuele in 1973.

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Origin of peseta

1805–15; <Spanish, diminutive of pesa a weight. See peso

Words nearby peseta

pesade, Pesaro, Pescadores, Pescara, pescatarian, peseta, pesewa, Peshawar, Peshitta, pesky, peso

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How to use peseta in a sentence

A peseta for twenty words, including the address, is the uniform charge, every additional word being ten centimos.
Spanish Life in Town and Country|L. Higgin and Eugne E. Street
All I possessed was one peseta and a few cuartos, which I handed over to her, very much ashamed of not having more.
Carmen|Prosper Merimee
It was so funny, he cared not a peseta if he laughed himself to death!
The Wolf Cub|Patrick Casey
One would think one could hurl a peseta across it, until one tried.
The Wolf Cub|Patrick Casey

Perhaps mon Americain won't think so much of his peseta bills.
The Wolf Cub|Patrick Casey

British Dictionary definitions for peseta

peseta

/ (pəˈseɪtə, Spanish peˈseta) /

noun

the former standard monetary unit of Spain and Andorra, divided into 100 céntimos; replaced by the euro in 2002

Word Origin for peseta

C19: from Spanish, diminutive of peso

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