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}]
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]