peseta
peseta — noun
1. a former money unit and coin of Spain, used until the euro replaced it in 2002.
a former money unit and coin of Spain, used until the euro replaced it in 2002.
In the photo, Carlos held a five-peseta coin from 1998.
five-peseta coin
Before the euro, Elena bought postcards in Madrid with pesetas.
The guide showed us old pesetas at the history museum.
Grandpa still keeps a few pesetas in his desk drawer.
The travel book lists hotel prices in pesetas, not euros.
- Spanish currency
a general historical description, not the exact name
- Spanish money unit
an explanatory phrase used when defining the term
- Spanish coin
fits when you mean a physical peseta coin rather than the unit
- euro
the currency that replaced the peseta in Spain
文法句型
a peseta
[number] pesetas
prices in pesetas
用法筆記
Usually appears in history books, museum labels, or older travel stories because Spain changed to the euro in 2002. After a number, the plural form 'pesetas' is normal.