Plural of peso; the currency (money) used in Mexico and several other Latin American countries.
From Spanish 'peso,' literally meaning 'weight,' from Latin 'pensum.' The coins were called this because they were weighed to determine their value rather than simply counted.
The word 'peso' literally means 'weight'—that's because early Spanish coins were so valuable they were actually weighed on scales to determine how much they were worth. Your money's worth used to be your money's actual weight.
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