/ ˈpeɪsəʊ; NAmE -soʊ/ noun
( pl. pesos ) the unit of money in many Latin American countries and the Philippines
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WORD ORIGIN
Spanish , literally weight , from Latin pensum something weighed, from the verb pendere weigh.
/ ˈpeɪsəʊ; NAmE -soʊ/ noun
( pl. pesos ) the unit of money in many Latin American countries and the Philippines
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WORD ORIGIN
Spanish , literally weight , from Latin pensum something weighed, from the verb pendere weigh.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005