peseta

[ puh-sey-tuh; Spanish pe-se-tah ]

noun

, plural pe·se·tas [p, uh, -, sey, -t, uh, z, pe-, se, -tahs].

1. a bronze coin and monetary unit of Spain and Andorra until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centimos. : P., Pta.
2. a former silver coin of Spain and Spanish America, equal to two reals; pistareen.
3. a former monetary unit of Equatorial Guinea: replaced by the ekuele in 1973.

peseta

/ pəˈseɪtə; peˈseta /

noun

1. the former standard monetary unit of Spain and Andorra, divided into 100 céntimos; replaced by the euro in 2002

Word History and Origins

Origin of peseta¹

1805–15; < Spanish, diminutive of pesa a weight. See peso

Word History and Origins

Origin of peseta¹

C19: from Spanish, diminutive of peso

Example Sentences

A peseta for twenty words, including the address, is the uniform charge, every additional word being ten centimos.

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All I possessed was one peseta and a few cuartos, which I handed over to her, very much ashamed of not having more.

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It was so funny, he cared not a peseta if he laughed himself to death!

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One would think one could hurl a peseta across it, until one tried.

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Perhaps mon Americain won't think so much of his peseta bills.

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