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Tweet n. pl. pe·sos 1. Abbr. p. See Table at currency. 2. A silver coin that was formerly used in Spain and Spanish America; a piece of eight. [Spanish, from Old Spanish, weight, measure of weight for gold or silver, gold coin, from Latin pēnsum, something weighed, from neuter past participle of pendere, to weigh; see (s)pen- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] |
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