Peseta (en. Peseta)

/peˈseta/

Meaning & Definition

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noun

Definition_text: A currency that was used in Spain from its creation in 1869 until the adoption of the euro in 2002.

Example_sentence: The peseta was the official currency in Spain before the euro.

La peseta era la moneda oficial en España antes del euro.

Definition_text: A monetary unit that was subdivided into 100 céntimos.

Example_sentence: I had a 1,000 peseta bill in my pocket.

Tenía un billete de 1.000 pesetas en mi bolsillo.

Definition_text: A nostalgic reference to the Spanish economy before the eurozone.

Example_sentence: I remember when a dinner cost 2,000 pesetas.

Recuerdo cuando una cena costaba 2.000 pesetas.

Etymology_origin: The word 'peseta' comes from the term 'peseta,' which was the name of an old currency from Valencia.

Phrase: to give a peseta

Meaning: It means to offer help or a small favor.

dar una peseta

Phrase: to cost a peseta

Meaning: A reference to something that was very cheap.

costar una peseta

Phrase: to not have a single peseta

Meaning: To be out of money.

no tener ni una peseta

Related_word: euro

Description: The current currency that replaced the peseta in Spain.

euro

Related_word: céntimo

Description: Subdivision of the peseta; 100 céntimos equal one peseta.

céntimo

Related_word: bill

Description: A form of paper money that represents an amount in pesetas.

billete

Meaning: Colloquial term to refer to money in general.

Example: I need some pesetas to go out tonight.

Necesito unas pesetas para salir esta noche.

Meaning: Reference to past times of economic abundance.

Example: When I had pesetas, everything was easier.

Cuando tenía pesetas, todo era más fácil.