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peso
pe·so [ páyssō ] (plural pe·sos)


noun 
Definition:
 
unit of currency: the main unit of currency in several South and Central American countries
[Mid-16th century. Via Spanish< Latin pensum "weight" < past participle of pendere "weigh"]
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