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Uruguayan peso

Uruguayan peso

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Money used in Uruguay that is divided into 100 smaller units
  • noun
  • /ˌjʊrəˈɡweɪən ˈpeɪsoʊ/
translation icon : peso uruguayo
  • The price of the book is 500 Uruguayan pesos.

Examples

  • I exchanged my dollars for Uruguayan pesos at the bank.

  • The Uruguayan peso has experienced fluctuations in recent years.

  • She exchanged her dollars for Uruguayan pesos at the airport.

  • The price of the meal was 500 Uruguayan pesos.

  • She exchanged her dollars for Uruguayan pesos at the airport.

  • The Uruguayan peso has experienced fluctuations in recent years.

  • The price of the meal was 500 Uruguayan pesos.

Synonyms

peso
vsUruguayan peso
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A unit of money used in countries like Mexico and the Philippines

is the same unit but specific to one country and its centesimos

Surface Forms

Uruguayan peso singular
Uruguayan pesos plural

Morphology

Uruguayan + peso

The meaning is directly compositional: 'Uruguayan' denotes origin and 'peso' names a currency, so together they mean the currency of Uruguay. This country-adjective + currency pattern is cross-linguistically common and readily interpretable by a B1 learner who knows both constituents.

Etymology

Uruguayan peso gets its name from the Spanish word peso, which means 'weight' because long ago coins were valued by how much they weighed. Adding Uruguayan shows it is the money of Uruguay, so the name today means 'the unit of money used in Uruguay'.