peso

pe·so  (ps)

n. pl. pe·sos

Abbr. p. See Table at currency.

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[Spanish, from Latin pnsum, something weighed, from neuter past participle of pendere, to weigh; see (s)pen- in Indo-European roots.]

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peso [pay-so]

Noun

pl -sos the standard monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Mexico, the Philippines, and Uruguay [Spanish: weight]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	peso - the basic unit of money in Uruguay; equal to 100 centesimos Uruguayan peso centesimo - 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 Uruguayan monetary unit - monetary unit in Uruguay
	2.	peso - the basic unit of money in the Philippines; equal to 100 centavos Philippine peso 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 Philippine monetary unit - monetary unit in the Philippines
	3.	peso - the basic unit of money in Mexico; equal to 100 centavos Mexican peso 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 Mexican monetary unit - monetary unit in Mexico
	4.	peso - the basic unit of money in Guinea-Bissau; equal to 100 centavos Guinea-Bissau peso 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 Guinea-Bissau monetary unit - monetary unit in Guinea-Bissau
	5.	peso - the basic unit of money in the Dominican Republic; equal to 100 centavos Dominican peso 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 Dominican monetary unit - monetary unit in the Dominican Republic
	6.	peso - the basic unit of money in Cuba; equal to 100 centavos Cuban peso 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 Cuban monetary unit - monetary unit in Cuba
	7.	peso - the basic unit of money in Colombia; equal to 100 centavos Colombian peso 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 Colombian monetary unit - monetary unit in Colombia
	8.	peso - the basic unit of money in Chile; equal to 100 centesimos Chilean peso centesimo - a fractional monetary unit of several countries: Panama and Italy and Uruguay and Chile Chilean monetary unit - monetary unit in Chile