Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

piso

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.28 in modern English

Syllables: piso
IPA

6

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of peso (“currency of Philippines”).

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)pend- Proto-Indo-European *(s)péndeti Proto-Italic *pendō Latin pendō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-sos Latin -sus Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Italic *-om Latin -um Latin -sum Latin pēnsum Vulgar Latin *pēsum Old Spanish peso Spanish pesobor. Tagalog pisobor. English piso Borrowed from Tagalog piso.

Inflected Forms

pisos (plural)

Questions

What does piso mean?: Alternative form of peso (“currency of Philippines”).
Where does piso come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)pend- Proto-Indo-European *(s)péndeti Proto-Italic *pendō Latin pendō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-sos Latin -sus Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Italic *-om Latin -um Latin -sum Latin pēnsum Vulgar Latin *pēsum Old Spanish peso Spanish pesobor. Tagalog pisobor. English piso Borrowed from Tagalog piso.

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