Peso

Peso is the name of the currency of various countries:

• Argentina: Argentine peso (ISO 4217: ARS)
• Chile: Chilean peso (CLP)
• Colombia: Colombian peso (COP)
• Cuba: Cuban peso (CUP)
• Dominican Republic: Dominican peso (DOP)
• Mexico: Mexican peso (MXN, previously MXP)
• Philippines: Philippine peso (PHP)
• Uruguay: Uruguayan peso (UYU)

Spanish is spoken in all these countries. In Spanish, peso means weight.

Portuguese-speaking Guinea-Bissau previously used pesos (GWP) prior to adopting the CFA franc (XAF) upon accession to the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA) on 1 May 1997.