Peso Definition

pāsō
pesos
noun
pesos
The basic monetary unit of:
Webster's New World
A silver coin that was formerly used in Spain and Spanish America; a piece of eight.
American Heritage

Former unit of currency in Argentina worth 1/100 austral.

Wiktionary
A coin or note worth one peso.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
  • Uruguayan peso
  • Philippine peso
  • Mexican peso
  • Guinea-Bissau peso
  • Dominican peso
  • Cuban peso
  • Colombian peso
  • Chilean peso
  • coin
  • legal tender
  • cash

Other Word Forms of Peso

Noun

Singular:
peso
Plural:
pesos

Origin of Peso

  • Spanish from Old Spanish weight, measure of weight for gold or silver, gold coin from Latin pēnsum something weighed from neuter past participle of pendere to weigh (s)pen- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Spanish peso.

    From Wiktionary

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