"Spanish coin," 1550s, from Spanish peso, literally "a weight," from Latin pensum, properly past participle of pendere "to hang, to cause to hang" (see pendant).
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. the peso's purchasing power
比索的購(gòu)買(mǎi)力
來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》
2. The devaluation raised the value of the dollar - denominated debt in peso terms.