duro
a peso of Spain or Spanish America.
Origin of duro
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How to use duro in a sentence
Perhaps for much duros they have some time taken a Frank through Al Jezira at night.
Miss Caprice | St. George RathborneFor example, the alcalde gives him 60 duros as an advance for forty measures of sugar at the harvest time.
As his godson kissed his right hand again, the bull-fighter handed the boys a couple of duros with his left.
The Blood of the Arena | Vicente Blasco IbezHe still had three duros in his pocket, which he handed to his mother with the generosity of a great man.
The Blood of the Arena | Vicente Blasco IbezDismissal of the alcalde and compensation to the tune of fifty thousand duros.
The Memoires of Casanova, Complete | Jacques Casanova de Seingalt
British Dictionary definitions for duro
/ (ˈdʊərəʊ) /
the silver peso of Spain or Spanish America
Origin of duro
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