Peso

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Peso \Pe"so\, n. [Sp.]
     A Spanish dollar; also, an Argentine, Chilian, Colombian,
     etc., coin, equal to from 75 cents to a dollar; also, a pound
     weight.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  peso
       n 1: the basic unit of money in Uruguay; equal to 100 centesimos
            [syn: {Uruguayan peso}]
       2: the basic unit of money in the Philippines; equal to 100
          centavos [syn: {Philippine peso}]
       3: the basic unit of money in Mexico; equal to 100 centavos
          [syn: {Mexican peso}]
       4: the basic unit of money in Guinea-Bissau; equal to 100
          centavos [syn: {Guinea-Bissau peso}]
       5: the basic unit of money in the Dominican Republic; equal to
          100 centavos [syn: {Dominican peso}]
       6: the basic unit of money in Cuba; equal to 100 centavos [syn:
           {Cuban peso}]
       7: the basic unit of money in Colombia; equal to 100 centavos
          [syn: {Colombian peso}]
       8: the basic unit of money in Chile; equal to 100 centesimos
          [syn: {Chilean peso}]