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peso
- /ˈpeɪsəʊ/ UK
- /ˈpɛso/ Philippines
Rhymes with (UK) -eɪsəʊ, (Philippines) -ɛso
noun pesos
- 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. The value of the peso has plummeted 858% against the US dollar over the past five years as the central bank printed more of the currency to help the country’s spendthrift government avoid defaulting on its debts. […] To dollarize its economy, Argentina would need to exchange all pesos held by its pe
Similar: adarme, Spanish dollar
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: chilean peso, colombian peso, cuban peso, dominican peso, guinea-bissau peso, mexican peso, philippine peso, uruguayan peso, esdp, guy, charity, mass, weight, weighting, weigh, dude
noun
Similar: adarme, Spanish dollar
Translations
Talk about this word "peso." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/peso. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. peso. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/peso "peso." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/peso.Cite this
@misc{peso_2026,
title = {peso},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/peso},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
