Dictionary
peso
Meaning
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- weight (force on an object due to the gravitational attraction)
- heaviness (the condition of being heavy)
- weight (object used for its heaviness)
- weight (object used for its heaviness)
- weight (importance or influence)
- emotional pressure
- weight class (subdivision of a competition based on the competitors’ weight)
- weight (value that multiplies a variable)
- weight; boldness (thickness of a character’s strokes)
Hyphenated as
pe‧so
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈpe.zu/
Inherited from Latin
pēnsum
Borrowed from Spanish
peso
New
pesar
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- to weigh (determine the weight of an object)
- to weigh (have a certain weight)
- to influence (to exert an influence upon)
- to be heavy
- to cause heartburn or indigestion
- to burden (cause worry or pressure)
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