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pe·se·ta

 (pə-sā′tə)
n.
The primary unit of currency in Spain and Andorra before the adoption of the euro.
[Spanish, diminutive of peso, peso; see peso.]
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peseta

(pəˈseɪtə; Spanish peˈseta)
n
(Currencies) the former standard monetary unit of Spain and Andorra, divided into 100 céntimos; replaced by the euro in 2002
[C19: from Spanish, diminutive of peso]
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pe•se•ta

(pəˈseɪ tə)

n., pl. -tas (-təz).
the basic currency of Spain, which has a fixed value relative to the euro.
[1805–15; < Sp, diminutive of pesa a weight]
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Noun1.peseta - formerly the basic unit of money in Spainpeseta - formerly the basic unit of money in Spain; equal to 100 centimos
Spanish peseta
centimo - a fractional monetary unit of Venezuela and Costa Rica and Equatorial Guinea and Paraguay and Spain
Spanish monetary unit - monetary unit in Spain
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العِمْلَة السّابِقَه في إسبانيا
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peseta

[pəˈsetə] N → peseta f
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peseta

[pəˈseɪtə] n → peseta f
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peseta

n → Peseta f
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peseta

(pəˈseitə) noun
the standard unit of currency in Spain before the Euro.
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