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un peso
🇵🇷 Spanish slang from Puerto Rico
What does “un peso” mean?
a dollar
Example
“Esto cuesta cinco pesos.”
This costs five dollars.
Good to know
Puerto Rico uses the US dollar but calls it a peso.
Who you can say it to
Fine with anyone
💸 Money
The textbook way to say it: un dólar
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