[syn: Chilean peso, peso]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
peso
n 1: the basic unit of money in Uruguay; equal to 100 centesimos
[syn: Uruguayan peso, peso]
2: the basic unit of money in the Philippines; equal to 100
centavos [syn: Philippine peso, peso]
3: the basic unit of money in Mexico; equal to 100 centavos
[syn: Mexican peso, peso]
4: the basic unit of money in Guinea-Bissau; equal to 100
centavos [syn: Guinea-Bissau peso, peso]
5: the basic unit of money in the Dominican Republic; equal to
100 centavos [syn: Dominican peso, peso]
6: the basic unit of money in Cuba; equal to 100 centavos [syn:
Cuban peso, peso]
7: the basic unit of money in Colombia; equal to 100 centavos
[syn: Colombian peso, peso]
8: the basic unit of money in Chile; equal to 100 centesimos
[syn: Chilean peso, peso]