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How to Say "five-peseta coins" in Spanish

The Spanish word forfive-peseta coinsis durosB2 level.

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duros

nounB2informal
historical Spanish currency
A small stack of five large, shiny gold coins resting on a brown wooden surface.

Examples

Me costó cien duros comprar ese libro de segunda mano.

It cost me a hundred bucks (or hundred pesetas) to buy that second-hand book.

Si me prestas veinte duros, te los devuelvo mañana.

If you lend me twenty bucks, I'll give them back tomorrow.

Always Plural

When used to mean money or 'bucks,' this word is almost always used in the plural form, 'duros,' even if referring to a single coin historically.

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