peseta
peseta
peso
weight, or name of various Latin American currencies
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-eta
diminutive suffix
Peseta was the Spanish currency before the euro. It can be remembered as a small peso0 (weight or Latin American currency0) with the diminutive1 suffix -eta1.
noun
- pesetaThe former basic monetary unit of Spain, replaced by the euro in 2002Antes del euro, usábamos la peseta en España. // Before the euro, we used the peseta in Spain.