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pela

peseta

noun PEH-lah Rare

Also means

cash

Usage Note

Pela is colloquial Spanish slang — originally una pela meant one peseta (the pre-euro currency). Today it is used informally to mean money in general, especially in Spain: no tengo una pela (I don't have a penny). It is distinctly informal and primarily peninsular Spanish.

Examples

"No me queda ni una pela en el bolsillo."

Natural Translation

I haven't got a single penny left in my pocket.

Literal Translation

Not me remains not one peseta in the pocket.

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