peseta
pronunciation
How to pronounce peseta in British English:
UK [pəˈseɪtə]
How to pronounce peseta in American English:
US [ pəˈseɪtə]
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- Noun:
- formerly the basic unit of money in Spain; equal to 100 centimos
Word Origin
- peseta
- peseta: see ponder
Example
- 1. If you give her a single peseta , you 'll never stop paying .
- 2. I think we should not rule out the possibility , before the decade is out , of the rebirth of currencies such as the drachma , lira and peseta .
- 3. The greek drachma , the irish punt , the portuguese escudo , the spanish peseta , the italian lira and , maybe , the french franc would have devalued against the deutschmark .
- 4. Just as nations developed differing languages , they also established various systems of money with a wide range of names : dollar , pound , crown , mark , franc , yen , peso , peseta , etc.