different between pesewa vs peseta

English

Etymology

From Twi Akan p?s?wa (“penny, penny's worth of gold dust”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p??se?w?/
• Hyphenation: pe?se?wa

Noun

pesewa (plural pesewas)

1. In the currency of Ghana, one hundredth of a cedi.

Usage notes

• In 1965 the pesewa corresponded to one British penny, but inflation has rendered the pesewa too small for normal use.

Anagrams

• asweep

English

Etymology

From Spanish peseta, from peso (“coin or weight”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p??se?t?/

Noun

peseta (plural pesetas)

1. The former currency of the Spanish Empire and Andorra, divided into 100 céntimos.
2. The Equatorial Guinean peseta, a former currency of Equatorial Guinea

Translations

Anagrams

• Eastep, PETase, septae, étapes

Asturian

Noun

peseta f (plural pesetes)

1. peseta

Finnish

Noun

peseta

1. peseta

Declension

French

Alternative forms

• péséta (1990 reform spelling)

Noun

peseta f (plural pesetas)

1. peseta

Further reading

• “peseta” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• épates, épatés, étapes, pâtées, tapées

Galician

Noun

peseta f (plural pesetas)

1. peseta

Further reading

• “peseta” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

Italian

Noun

peseta f (plural pesete)

1. peseta

Anagrams

• pesate, sapete

Portuguese

Noun

peseta f (plural pesetas)

1. peseta (former currency unit of Spain and Andorra)

Spanish

Etymology

From peso (“coin or weight”) +? -eta (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pe?seta/, [pe?se.t?a]

Noun

peseta f (plural pesetas)

1. peseta (Spanish currency before the Euro)

Derived terms

• pesetero m, pesetera f

See also

• más majo que las pesetas (colloquial, becoming dated)

Further reading

• “peseta” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.