peseta
NounUS[puh-sey-tuh]/pəˈseɪtə/3 syllables
Synonyms:
Spanish peseta
Open English WordNet
Noun (1)pesetas
- formerly the basic unit of money in Spain; equal to 100 centimosSynonyms: Spanish pesetaType of Spanish monetary unitParts centimo
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Pe·se′ta noun
Origin: Sp.
A Spanish silver coin, and money of account, equal to about nineteen cents (ca. 1900), and divided into 100 centesimos. Now replaced by the euro. [ + ]
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: GCIDE editors