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peso

[ˈpezo]

noun

LanguageOld Spanish

Meaning
  1. weight
  2. The measure of how heavy an object is. In historical contexts, it can also refer to a specific amount or quantity of something.
Examples

Et a tal uertud que ſi la ponẽ ſobre mill peſos de pez faz los feruir por ſu p̃p̃dat biẽ como si estudieſſen a fuego.

And its virtue it such that if it is put over a thousand weights of pitch it lights them due to its property, as if they were on fire.

Pronunciationˈpezo

Part of speechnoun

Usage noteThe spelling 'peſos' in the example represents the plural form of 'peso'.

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Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 9 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.