peseta

American  

[puh-sey-tuh, pe-se-tah] / pəˈseɪ tə, pɛˈsɛ tɑ /

noun

plural

pesetas

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

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

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

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peseta British  

/ peˈseta, pəˈseɪtə /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of peseta

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

Example Sentences

Detectives listened as Madrid recounted how he and others had confronted Bernal inside the destroyer, calling him a “peseta” — slang for someone who has cooperated with the police, Flores testified.

From Los Angeles Times

But the case of Mr. Solà was different: Ms. Marí recalled her family was paid nearly double the normal amount for care, 300 pesetas per month, a large sum to them at the time.

From New York Times

"Do you mind if I give you that hundred pesetas in the morning, Cohn?"

From Literature

That makes him the Andalusian club’s second most expensive transfer ever after it spent the equivalent of 30 million euros in Spanish pesetas for Denilson in 1998.

From Washington Times

He was told that the parents who raised him paid 150,000 pesetas in 1969, roughly the price of a new car at the time.

From Los Angeles Times