/ pəˈseɪtə; NAmE / noun
the former unit of money in Spain (replaced in 2002 by the euro)
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WORD ORIGIN
Spanish , diminutive of pesa weight, from Latin pensa things weighed, from the verb pendere weigh.
/ pəˈseɪtə; NAmE / noun
the former unit of money in Spain (replaced in 2002 by the euro)
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WORD ORIGIN
Spanish , diminutive of pesa weight, from Latin pensa things weighed, from the verb pendere weigh.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005