duro

[ door-oh; Spanish doo-raw ]

/ ˈdʊər oʊ; Spanish ˈdu rɔ /

noun, plural du·ros [door-ohz; Spanish doo-raws]. /ˈdʊər oʊz; Spanish ˈdu rɔs/.

a peso of Spain or Spanish America.

Origin of duro

1825–35; <Spanish, short for peso duro hard piastre; see dure¹

Words nearby duro

Durkan, Durkheim, durmast, durn, durned, duro, Duroc, Durocher, durometer, Duroziez symptom, durra

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Example sentences from the Web for duro

A Fashion Week pop-up exhibition by designer Duro Olowu exhibits his enthusiastic, art-influenced worldview.
Designer Duro Olowu Mixes Fashion and Art in Pop-Up Exhibition|Robin Givhan|February 12, 2012|DAILY BEAST
I asked a guard to get me some pens, ink, and paper, and gave him a duro for the purpose.
The Memoires of Casanova, Complete|Jacques Casanova de Seingalt
Duro has of late published in his Coln y Pinzon what purports to be a list of their names.
Christopher Columbus and How He Received and Imparted the Spirit of Discovery|Justin Winsor
The royal (real) is twenty-five centimos or twopence-halfpenny, the "hard one" (duro) is a five-peseta piece.
Poor Folk in Spain|Jan Gordon

The deficiency was remedied by the soldier who was in charge of me for the consideration of a duro.
The Memoires of Casanova, Complete|Jacques Casanova de Seingalt
A peso, or duro, is the same as our dollar: it is a silver coin.
Vine and Olive; Or Young America in Spain and Portugal|Oliver Optic

British Dictionary definitions for duro

duro

/ (ˈdʊərəʊ) /

noun plural -ros

the silver peso of Spain or Spanish America

Word Origin for duro

from Spanish, shortened from peso duro hard peso, ultimately from Latin dūrus hard

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单词	duro
释义	duro [ door-oh; Spanish doo-raw ] / ˈdʊər oʊ; Spanish ˈdu rɔ / noun, plural du·ros [door-ohz; Spanish doo-raws]. /ˈdʊər oʊz; Spanish ˈdu rɔs/. a peso of Spain or Spanish America. Origin of duro 1825–35; <Spanish, short for peso duro hard piastre; see dure¹ Words nearby duro Durkan, Durkheim, durmast, durn, durned, duro, Duroc, Durocher, durometer, Duroziez symptom, durra Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for duro A Fashion Week pop-up exhibition by designer Duro Olowu exhibits his enthusiastic, art-influenced worldview. Designer Duro Olowu Mixes Fashion and Art in Pop-Up Exhibition\|Robin Givhan\|February 12, 2012\|DAILY BEAST I asked a guard to get me some pens, ink, and paper, and gave him a duro for the purpose. The Memoires of Casanova, Complete\|Jacques Casanova de Seingalt Duro has of late published in his Coln y Pinzon what purports to be a list of their names. Christopher Columbus and How He Received and Imparted the Spirit of Discovery\|Justin Winsor The royal (real) is twenty-five centimos or twopence-halfpenny, the "hard one" (duro) is a five-peseta piece. Poor Folk in Spain\|Jan Gordon The deficiency was remedied by the soldier who was in charge of me for the consideration of a duro. The Memoires of Casanova, Complete\|Jacques Casanova de Seingalt A peso, or duro, is the same as our dollar: it is a silver coin. Vine and Olive; Or Young America in Spain and Portugal\|Oliver Optic British Dictionary definitions for duro duro / (ˈdʊərəʊ) / noun plural -ros the silver peso of Spain or Spanish America Word Origin for duro from Spanish, shortened from peso duro hard peso, ultimately from Latin dūrus hard 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
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