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noun
A former unit of currency in Spain and Spain's colonies, worth 8 reales; the Spanish dollar.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The circulating currency of various Spanish-speaking American countries (Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Mexico, and Uruguay) and the Philippines.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
the basic unit of money in Chile; equal to 100 centesimos
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Chilean peso
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: Chilean monetary unit
noun
the basic unit of money in Colombia; equal to 100 centavos
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Colombian peso
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: Colombian monetary unit
noun
the basic unit of money in Cuba; equal to 100 centavos
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Cuban peso
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: Cuban monetary unit
noun
the basic unit of money in the Dominican Republic; equal to 100 centavos
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Dominican peso
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: Dominican monetary unit
noun
the basic unit of money in Guinea-Bissau; equal to 100 centavos
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Guinea-Bissau peso
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: Guinea-Bissau monetary unit
noun
the basic unit of money in Mexico; equal to 100 centavos
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Mexican peso
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: Mexican monetary unit
noun
the basic unit of money in the Philippines; equal to 100 centavos
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Philippine peso
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: Philippine monetary unit
noun
the basic unit of money in Uruguay; equal to 100 centesimos
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Uruguayan peso
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: Uruguayan monetary unit
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)pend- Proto-Indo-European *(s)péndeti Proto-Italic *pendō Latin pendō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-sos Latin -sus Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Italic *-om Latin -um Latin -sum Latin pēnsum Vulgar Latin *pēsum Old Spanish peso Spanish pesobor. English peso Borrowed from Spanish peso.
Across languages
34 source translations are retained for this English entry.
