DURO

Meaning of DURO in English

/door"oh/ ; Sp. /dooh"rddaw/ , n. , pl. duros /-rohz/ ; Sp. /-rddaws/ .

a peso of Spain or Spanish America.

[ 1825-35; peso duro hard piastre; see DURE 1 ]

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DURO — noun (plural ~s) Etymology: Spanish, short for peso ~ hard peso Date: 1832 a Spanish or Spanish American peso or …
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DURO — ˈdu̇(ˌ)rō noun ( -s ) Etymology: Spanish, short for peso duro, literally, hard peso : a Spanish or Spanish American …
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DURO — noun ( plural duros ) Etymology: Spanish, short for peso duro hard peso Date: 1832 : a Spanish or Spanish …
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DURO — Pronunciation: ' du ̇ r-( ˌ ) ō Function: noun Inflected Form: plural duros Etymology: Spanish, short for peso duro …
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PIASTER — ( n. ) A silver coin of Spain and various other countries. See Peso. The Spanish piaster (commonly called peso, …
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