Definitions for PESOˈpeɪ soʊ
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
pe•soˈpeɪ soʊ(n.)(pl.)-sos.
the basic monetary unit of Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, the Philippines, and Uruguay.
Category: Numismatics
a former monetary unit of Peru, equal to 100 centavos.
Category: Numismatics
a former silver coin of Spain and Spanish America, equal to eight reals.
Category: Numismatics
Origin of peso:
1550–60; < Sp: lit., weight < L pēnsum something weighed
Princeton's WordNet
Uruguayan peso, peso(noun)
the basic unit of money in Uruguay; equal to 100 centesimos
Philippine peso, peso(noun)
the basic unit of money in the Philippines; equal to 100 centavos
Mexican peso, peso(noun)
the basic unit of money in Mexico; equal to 100 centavos
Guinea-Bissau peso, peso(noun)
the basic unit of money in Guinea-Bissau; equal to 100 centavos
Dominican peso, peso(noun)
the basic unit of money in the Dominican Republic; equal to 100 centavos
Cuban peso, peso(noun)
the basic unit of money in Cuba; equal to 100 centavos
Colombian peso, peso(noun)
the basic unit of money in Colombia; equal to 100 centavos
Chilean peso, peso(noun)
the basic unit of money in Chile; equal to 100 centesimos
Wiktionary
peso(Noun)
Former unit of currency in Spain a Spain's colonies worth 8 reales; Spanish dollar.
peso(Noun)
Former unit of currency in Argentina worth 1/100 austral.
peso(Noun)
A coin equal to a Spanish dollar.
peso(Noun)
Name of the currency of various countries: Argentina, Chile, Mexico and Philippines.
peso(Noun)
A coin or note worth one peso.
Webster Dictionary
Peso(noun)
a Spanish dollar; also, an Argentine, Chilian, Colombian, etc., coin, equal to from 75 cents to a dollar; also, a pound weight
Translations for PESO
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
peso(noun)
the standard unit of currency in many South and Central American countries and in the Philippines.
- pesoAfrikaans
- العِمْلَة المُسْتَعْمَلَه في دُول امريكا الجنوبية والفيليبينArabic
- песоBulgarian
- pesoPortuguese (BR)
- pesoCzech
- der PesoGerman
- pesoDanish
- πέσο (νόμισμα)Greek
- pesoSpanish
- peesoEstonian
- پزوFarsi
- pesoFinnish
- pesoFrench
- פֶּזוֹHebrew
- दक्षिणी अमेरिकी देशों का सिक्काHindi
- krunaCroatian
- pezóHungarian
- pesoIndonesian
- pesoIcelandic
- pesoItalian
- ペソJapanese
- 페소Korean
- pesasLithuanian
- pesoLatvian
- pesoMalay
- pesoDutch
- pesoNorwegian
- pesoPolish
- پزوPersian
- يوډول سكه چه په هسپانيه اودامريكاپه هسپانوى سيمو كى چليږىPashto
- pesoPortuguese
- pesoRomanian
- песоRussian
- pesoSlovak
- pesoSlovenian
- pezoSerbian
- pesoSwedish
- หน่วยเงินของประเทศในอเมริกาใต้ อเมริกากลาง และฟิลิปปินส์Thai
- pezoTurkish
- 比索(中南美及菲律賓貨幣單位)Chinese (Trad.)
- песоUkrainian
- بہت سے جنوبي و شمالي امريکي ممالک اور فلپائن کي معياري کرنسي کي اکائيUrdu
- đồng Pêsô của các nước Nam và Trung Mỹ và PhilippinesVietnamese
- 比索（中南美及菲律宾货币单位）Chinese (Simp.)
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