Peso (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun, plural pe·sos [pey-sohz; Spanish pe-saws]. /ˈpeɪ soʊz; Spanish ˈpɛ sɔs/.
  1. a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
  2. a coin and monetary unit of Uruguay, equal to 100 centesimos.
  3. a former monetary unit of Argentina, equal to 100 centavos: replaced by the austral in 1985.
  4. a former silver coin of Spain and Spanish America, equal to eight reals; dollar; piece of eight; piaster.
noun plural -sos (-səʊz, Spanish -sos)
  1. 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
  2. the standard monetary unit of Uruguay, divided into 100 centesimos
  3. another name for piece of eight
Peso (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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