peso

[ pey-soh; Spanish pe-saw ]

/ ˈpeɪ soʊ; Spanish ˈpɛ sɔ /

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noun, plural pe·sos

[pey-sohz; Spanish pe-saws]. /ˈpeɪ soʊz; Spanish ˈpɛ sɔs/.

a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.

a coin and monetary unit of Uruguay, equal to 100 centesimos.

a former monetary unit of Argentina, equal to 100 centavos: replaced by the austral in 1985.

a former silver coin of Spain and Spanish America, equal to eight reals; dollar; piece of eight; piaster.

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Origin of peso

<Spanish: literally, weight <Latin pēnsum something weighed, noun use of neuter of pēnsus, past participle of pendere to weigh

Words nearby peso

peseta, pesewa, Peshawar, Peshitta, pesky, peso, peso boliviano, pessary, pessimism, pessimist, pessimistic

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How to use peso in a sentence

Could Peso-trash be a serious threat to the lively and tactile scene down the hill?
The Second Life of San Miguel de Allende|Michele Willens|February 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Nation has interesting monetary system based on peso with peso being worth 100 centavos and centavo being worth nothing.
Up to a Point: PJ O’Rourke on Sochi and Senate Slackers|P. J. O’Rourke|February 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In memory of the late lamented general the present five-peso bank notes bear his vignette.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman
In one section of the Philippines, I know, the Chinese pay one peso (50 cents gold) a tree for the nuts and pick them themselves.
Where Half The World Is Waking Up|Clarence Poe

He also owned the one I was living in, and for this I paid him the not very exorbitant sum of one peso (two shillings) a month.
Wanderings Among South Sea Savages And in Borneo and the Philippines|H. Wilfrid Walker
A peso de oro, or "dollar of gold," had about the intrinsic value of our dollar, but was then really worth far more.
The Spanish Pioneers|Charles F. Lummis
First of all, they arbitrarily declared the dollar, the peso and the shilling to be without value.
West Wind Drift|George Barr McCutcheon

British Dictionary definitions for peso

peso

/ (ˈpeɪsəʊ, Spanish ˈpeso) /

noun plural -sos (-səʊz, Spanish -sos)

the standard monetary unit, comprising 100 centavos, of Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Mexico, and the Philippines; formerly also of Guinea-Bissau, where it was replaced by the CFA franc

the standard monetary unit of Uruguay, divided into 100 centesimos

another name for piece of eight

Word Origin for peso

C16: from Spanish: weight, from Latin pēnsum something weighed out, from pendere to weigh

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