- the standard monetary unit, comprising 100 centavos, of Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Mexico, and the Philippines; formerly also of Guinea-Bissau, where it was replaced by the CFA franc
- the standard monetary unit of Uruguay, divided into 100 centesimos
- another name for piece of eight
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
pe•so /ˈpeɪsoʊ/USA pronunciation
n. [countable], pl. -sos.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- Currencythe basic monetary unit of Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, the Philippines, and Uruguay.
pe•so
(pā′sō; Sp. pe′sô),USA pronunciation n., pl. -sos
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(-sōz; Sp. -sôs).USA pronunciation
- Currencya coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
- Currencya coin and monetary unit of Uruguay, equal to 100 centesimos.
- Currencya former monetary unit of Argentina, equal to 100 centavos: replaced by the austral in 1985.
- Currencya former silver coin of Spain and Spanish America, equal to eight reals;
dollar;
piece of eight;
piaster.
- Latin pēnsum something weighed, noun, nominal use of neuter of pēnsus, past participle of pendere to weigh
- Spanish: literally, weight
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peso /ˈpeɪsəʊ; Spanish: ˈpeso/ n ( pl -sos /-səʊz; Spanish: -sos/)
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