peso

[ pey-soh; Spanish pe-saw ]

/ ˈpeɪ soʊ; Spanish ˈpɛ sɔ /

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.

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

pesewa, Peshawar, pes hippocampi, Peshitta, pesky, peso, peso boliviano, pessary, pessimism, pessimist, pessimistic

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Example sentences from the Web for peso

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
At first there was some trouble about getting the poor people to recognize the copper on a basis of a hundred to a peso.
A Woman's Impression of the Philippines|Mary H. (Mary Helen) Fee
The wages of sin should be something higher than a peso worth forty-eight cents.
Cabbages and Kings|O. Henry
That means that the peso—dollar—had a value of just one centavo—one cent.
Up the Orinoco and down the Magdalena|H. J. Mozans

And his voice comes ringing down to where Miguel, the steward, is trying to beat me down a peso on the price of the charcoal.
The Mystery of The Barranca|Herman Whitaker
With this Wilkinson had to be content, for the Viceroy refused to pay him a peso.
The Life of John Marshall Volume 3 of 4|Albert J. Beveridge

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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单词	peso
释义	peso [ pey-soh; Spanish pe-saw ] / ˈpeɪ soʊ; Spanish ˈpɛ sɔ / 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. 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 pesewa, Peshawar, pes hippocampi, Peshitta, pesky, peso, peso boliviano, pessary, pessimism, pessimist, pessimistic Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for peso 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 At first there was some trouble about getting the poor people to recognize the copper on a basis of a hundred to a peso. A Woman's Impression of the Philippines\|Mary H. (Mary Helen) Fee The wages of sin should be something higher than a peso worth forty-eight cents. Cabbages and Kings\|O. Henry That means that the peso—dollar—had a value of just one centavo—one cent. Up the Orinoco and down the Magdalena\|H. J. Mozans And his voice comes ringing down to where Miguel, the steward, is trying to beat me down a peso on the price of the charcoal. The Mystery of The Barranca\|Herman Whitaker With this Wilkinson had to be content, for the Viceroy refused to pay him a peso. The Life of John Marshall Volume 3 of 4\|Albert J. Beveridge 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to peso salary, wage, wealth, pay, bill, cash, payment, fund, capital, property, check, cabbage, bread, lettuce, wad, gold, dough, treasure, finances, resources
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peso

noun, plural pe·sos [pey-sohz; Spanish pe-saws]. /ˈpeɪ soʊz; Spanish ˈpɛ sɔs/.

Origin of peso

Words nearby peso

Example sentences from the Web for peso

British Dictionary definitions for peso

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

Word Origin for peso

Words related to peso