how to pronounce peso

/ˈpɛɪ.səʊ/

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peso is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of peso in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… look I'm peso good oh you look much …”

meanings of peso

noun:

The currency of various countries, including but not limited to Argentina, Chile, Mexico and the Philippines.
A former unit of currency in Spain and Spain's colonies, worth 8 reales; the Spanish dollar.

peso frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word peso occurs in english on average 0.6 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.