PESO

Peso

The word peso was the name of a coin that originated in Spain and became of immense importance internationally. Peso is now the name of the monetary unit of several former Spanish colonies.

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peso

Noun

  1. Former unit of currency in Spain a Spain's colonies worth 8 reales; Spanish dollar.
  2. Former unit of currency in Argentina worth 1/100 austral.
  3. A coin equal to a Spanish dollar.
  4. Name of the currency of various countries: Argentina, Chile, Mexico and Philippines.
  5. A coin or note worth one peso.


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