peso
A former unit of currency in Spain and Spain's colonies, worth 8 realesA former unit of currency in Spain and Spain's colonies, worth 8 reales; the Spanish dollar.
» I had three pesos left.
Meaning
2 senses(historical)A former unit of currency in Spain and Spain's colonies, worth 8 reales; the Spanish dollar.
Peso
пе́соpéso
песоpeso
The circulating currency of various Spanish-speaking American countries (Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Mexico, and Uruguay) and the Philippines.
- the basic unit of money in Chile; equal to 100 centesimos
- the basic unit of money in Colombia; equal to 100 centavos
- the basic unit of money in Cuba; equal to 100 centavos
- the basic unit of money in the Dominican Republic; equal to 100 centavos
Examples
25 sentencesI had three pesos left.
It cost about thirty pesos.
deEs kostete etwa dreißig Pesos.
I need to exchange dollars for pesos.
Мені треба поміняти долари на песо.
ruМне нужно обменять доллары на песо.
I have less than a hundred pesos.
В мене менше ста песо.
ruУ меня меньше ста песо.
I have a hundred pesos.
У мене є сто песо.
ruУ меня сто песо.
deIch habe hundert Pesos.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Spanish peso.Borrowed from Spanish peso.
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Forms
plural: pesosSynonyms
10 synonyms- the basic unit of money in Chile; equal to 100 centesimos:Chilean peso
- the basic unit of money in Colombia; equal to 100 centavos:Colombian peso
- the basic unit of money in Cuba; equal to 100 centavos:Cuban peso
- the basic unit of money in the Dominican Republic; equal to 100 centavos:Dominican peso
- the basic unit of money in Guinea-Bissau; equal to 100 centavos:Guinea-Bissau peso
- the basic unit of money in Mexico; equal to 100 centavos:Mexican peso