noun
peseta
puh-SAY-tuh/pəˈseɪtə/
The former basic monetary unit of Spain.
The old Spanish peseta displays Hispania on one side and a coat of arms on the other.
Etymology
The pieces make a diminutive of “weight,” roughly “little weight.” This became the name of a Spanish silver coin and, in the selected sense, Spain's former monetary unit.
In context
in a small village in northern spain's galicia region the peseta is making a comeback since october and until the end of the year shopkeepers in salvatera are accepting the old notes and coins
More examples
- Before Spain adopted the euro, we paid for groceries in pesetas.
- The faded price tag reads “500 pesetas.”
- She keeps a one-peseta coin in her collection.
Forms
peseta · pesetas