Definition of "peseta" [pe•se•ta]

• The primary unit of currency in Spain and Andorra before the adoption of the euro. (noun)

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• "The purchasing value of the peseta was about fourpence. [back] 14."
• "A peseta is the legal unit of the currency, and is of the same value as the French franc and the Italian lira, or nineteen cents, three mills of our money, as estimated by the director of the"
• "The peseta is called "peseta;" and the media peseta is known as "dies ay seis" (ten and six), or, simply, "seis""