peso

CEFRB2

/ˈpeɪsəʊ/

noun

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01
noun
A unit of money used in several Spanish-speaking countries.
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noun
Extra detail
The circulating currency of various Spanish-speaking American countries (Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Mexico, and Uruguay) and the Philippines.

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Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

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Extra meaning

A former unit of currency in Spain and Spain's colonies, worth 8 reales; the Spanish dollar.

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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 people and businesses for US dollars, and assign a dollar value to all of its assets and contracts.
2023 October 23, Anna Cooban, “Javier Milei wants Argentina to swap the peso for the US dollar. Here’s what that could mean”, in CNN Business

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Borrowed from Spanish peso.