Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An old Spanish silver coin.
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- noun An historical English term for
peso , asilver coin , that wasminted in Spain from the end of 15th century, equal to eightreales (hence the name).
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an old silver Spanish coin; worth 8 reales
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[From its original value of eight reals.]
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