Spanish Conversation · Level 9
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Spanish word
peso
Pronunciation
IPA/ˈpeso/
Meaning
- masculine nounweight
Example
¿Cuál es el peso de esta caja?
What is the weight of this box?
More examples
Ella quiere perder peso antes del verano.
She wants to lose weight before summer.
Core concept
Balance scale tipping under a heavy mass.
Common phrases
peso corporal
body weight
perder peso
lose weight
ganar peso
gain weight
Similar words
carga: Large load or freight meant to be carried.
responsabilidad: Responsibility or task that must be handled.
importancia: Significance or how much something matters.
bulto: Package or bundle of items forming a single load.
Definition in Spanish
Medida de la masa o de la carga de un objeto o persona, y por extensión, lo que representa una carga o importancia en sentido figurado.
Word origin
From Latin pensum 'a weighed thing', from pendere 'to hang, to weigh', and so the word develops into Spanish peso for physical mass and, by extension, figurative importance.
Usage tips
- Tener peso commonly means 'to carry importance' rather than literal mass, so context determines whether peso is physical weight or influence.
Other meanings
- importancenoun
- pesonoun
- burdennoun
Opposites
- ligerezalightnessnoun
Related words
- pesarweighverb
- pesadoheavyadjective