pe·so (p s )
[Spanish, from Latin p nsum, something weighed, from neuter past participle of pendere, to weigh; see (s)pen- in Indo-European roots.] |
peso [pay-so] Noun
pl -sos the standard monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Mexico, the Philippines, and Uruguay [Spanish: weight]
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| Noun | 1. | peso - the basic unit of money in Uruguay; equal to 100 centesimoscentesimo - a fractional monetary unit of several countries: Panama and Italy and Uruguay and Chile centavo - a fractional monetary unit of several countries: El Salvador and Sao Tome and Principe and Brazil and Argentina and Bolivia and Colombia and Cuba and the Dominican Republic and Ecuador and El Salvador and Guatemala and Honduras and Mexico and Nicaragua and Peru and the Philippines and Portugal |
| 2. | peso - the basic unit of money in the Philippines; equal to 100 centavoscentavo - a fractional monetary unit of several countries: El Salvador and Sao Tome and Principe and Brazil and Argentina and Bolivia and Colombia and Cuba and the Dominican Republic and Ecuador and El Salvador and Guatemala and Honduras and Mexico and Nicaragua and Peru and the Philippines and Portugal |
| 3. | peso - the basic unit of money in Mexico; equal to 100 centavoscentavo - a fractional monetary unit of several countries: El Salvador and Sao Tome and Principe and Brazil and Argentina and Bolivia and Colombia and Cuba and the Dominican Republic and Ecuador and El Salvador and Guatemala and Honduras and Mexico and Nicaragua and Peru and the Philippines and Portugal |
| 4. | peso - the basic unit of money in Guinea-Bissau; equal to 100 centavoscentavo - a fractional monetary unit of several countries: El Salvador and Sao Tome and Principe and Brazil and Argentina and Bolivia and Colombia and Cuba and the Dominican Republic and Ecuador and El Salvador and Guatemala and Honduras and Mexico and Nicaragua and Peru and the Philippines and Portugal |
| 5. | peso - the basic unit of money in the Dominican Republic; equal to 100 centavoscentavo - a fractional monetary unit of several countries: El Salvador and Sao Tome and Principe and Brazil and Argentina and Bolivia and Colombia and Cuba and the Dominican Republic and Ecuador and El Salvador and Guatemala and Honduras and Mexico and Nicaragua and Peru and the Philippines and Portugal |
| 6. | peso - the basic unit of money in Cuba; equal to 100 centavoscentavo - a fractional monetary unit of several countries: El Salvador and Sao Tome and Principe and Brazil and Argentina and Bolivia and Colombia and Cuba and the Dominican Republic and Ecuador and El Salvador and Guatemala and Honduras and Mexico and Nicaragua and Peru and the Philippines and Portugal |
| 7. | peso - the basic unit of money in Colombia; equal to 100 centavoscentavo - a fractional monetary unit of several countries: El Salvador and Sao Tome and Principe and Brazil and Argentina and Bolivia and Colombia and Cuba and the Dominican Republic and Ecuador and El Salvador and Guatemala and Honduras and Mexico and Nicaragua and Peru and the Philippines and Portugal |
| 8. | peso - the basic unit of money in Chile; equal to 100 centesimoscentesimo - a fractional monetary unit of several countries: Panama and Italy and Uruguay and Chile |