peso

Meaning

Noun

1. (masculine) weight
2. (masculine) peso (unit of currency)

Verb

first-person singular present indicative of pesar

pesar

• Verb
• Noun

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Etymology

Inherited from Latin: pēnsum

In summary

From Old Galician-Portuguese peso, from Vulgar Latin *pēsum, from Latin pēnsum.

Sentences

O seu peso era coma o dun rapaz de catorce .

His weight was like that of a boy of fourteen.

Quixera un Maragall co mesmo peso que ten no Estado .

I would like a maragall with the same weight as it has in the state.

Determinadas comarcas superan amplamente esa porcentaxe, destacando nelas o peso do sector industrial .

Some regions vastly exceed this percentage, highlighting in them the weight of the industrial sector.