peso.
A former unit of currency in Spain and Spain's colonies, worth 8 reales; the Spanish dollar.
Meaning & usage
A former unit of currency in Spain and Spain's colonies, worth 8 reales; the Spanish dollar.
The circulating currency of various Spanish-speaking American countries (Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Mexico, and Uruguay) and the Philippines.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)pend- Proto-Indo-European *(s)péndeti Proto-Italic *pendō Latin pendō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-sos Latin -sus Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Italic *-om Latin -um Latin -sum Latin pēnsum Vulgar Latin *pēsum Old Spanish peso Spanish pesobor. English peso Borrowed from Spanish peso.
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