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peso
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun peso has 8 senses
- peso(n = noun.quantity) uruguayan peso - the basic unit of money in Uruguay; equal to 100 centesimos; Array has parts: centesimo, centavo
- peso(n = noun.quantity) philippine peso - the basic unit of money in the Philippines; equal to 100 centavos; Array has parts: centavo
- peso(n = noun.quantity) mexican peso - the basic unit of money in Mexico; equal to 100 centavos; Array has parts: centavo
- peso(n = noun.quantity) guinea-bissau peso - the basic unit of money in Guinea-Bissau; equal to 100 centavos; Array has parts: centavo
- peso(n = noun.quantity) dominican peso - the basic unit of money in the Dominican Republic; equal to 100 centavos; Array has parts: centavo
- peso(n = noun.quantity) cuban peso - the basic unit of money in Cuba; equal to 100 centavos; Array has parts: centavo
- peso(n = noun.quantity) colombian peso - the basic unit of money in Colombia; equal to 100 centavos; Array has parts: centavo
- peso(n = noun.quantity) chilean peso - the basic unit of money in Chile; equal to 100 centesimos; Array has parts: centesimo
is a kind of uruguayan monetary unit
is a kind of philippine monetary unit
is a kind of mexican monetary unit
is a kind of guinea-bissau monetary unit
is a kind of dominican monetary unit
is a kind of cuban monetary unit
is a kind of colombian monetary unit
is a kind of chilean monetary unit
CIDE DICTIONARY
peso, n. [Sp.].
A Spanish dollar; also, an Argentine, Chilian, Colombian, etc., coin, equal to from 75 cents to a dollar; also, a pound weight. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
peso, n. (pl. -os)
1 the chief monetary unit of several Latin American countries and of the Philippines.
2 a note or coin worth one peso.
1 the chief monetary unit of several Latin American countries and of the Philippines.
2 a note or coin worth one peso.
Etymology
Sp., = weight, f. L pensum: see POISE(1)
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