Definition
Plural of 'peseta,' the former currency of Spain before it was replaced by the euro in 2002.
Etymology
From Spanish 'peseta,' a diminutive of 'pesa' (weight, pound), referring to a small coin. The peseta had been Spain's main currency since 1868.
Kelly Says
Spain's peseta is a bittersweet example of currency extinction—millions of Spanish pesetas were demonetized overnight in 2002, making old coins instant nostalgia and trillions of euros suddenly materialized in citizens' bank accounts!
Translations
ARالعربية
بيستيتا
bi-se-ti-ta
CACatalà
pesetes
pe-se-tes
CSČeština
pesetas
pe-se-tas
DADansk
pesetas
pe-se-tas
DEDeutsch
Pesetas
pe-se-tas
ELΕλληνικά
πεσετά
pe-se-ta
ESEspañol
pesetas
pe-se-tas
FISuomi
pesetas
pe-se-tas
FRFrançais
pesetas
pe-se-tas
HUMagyar
pesetas
pe-se-tas
IDBahasa Indonesia
pesetas
pe-se-tas
ITItaliano
pesetas
pe-se-tas
MSBahasa Melayu
pesetas
pe-se-tas
NLNederlands
pesetas
pe-se-tas
NONorsk
pesetas
pe-se-tas
PLPolski
pesetas
pe-se-tas
PTPortuguês
pesetas
pe-se-tas
RORomână
pesetas
pe-se-tas
RUРусский
песеты
pe-se-ty
SVSvenska
pesetas
pe-se-tas
SWKiswahili
pesetas
pe-se-tas
TAதமிழ்
பெசேட்டா
pe-se-tta
TRTürkçe
pesetas
pe-se-tas
UKУкраїнська
песети
pe-se-ty
VITiếng Việt
pesetas
pe-se-tas