pesos

Variant of peso

peso definition

peso (pā′sō; Sp pe′sō̂)

noun pl. pesos -·sos′ (-sōz′; Sp, -sō̂s)

the basic monetary unit of:
  1. Argentina
  2. Chile
  3. Colombia
  4. Cuba
  5. the Dominican Republic
  6. Mexico
  7. the Philippines
  8. Uruguay

Etymology: Sp, lit., a weight < L pensum, something weighed < neut. pp. of pendere: see pension

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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