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centimo

Syllables: cen·ti·mo

centimo noun: a cent, i.e. ¹⁄₁₀₀, of certain (mainly historic) Iberian and Latin American currencies, and presently of the euro (coinage version in Spanish), as a coin or theoretic value.

Noun

centimo (plural centimos)

  1. A cent, i.e. ¹⁄₁₀₀, of certain (mainly historic) Iberian and Latin American currencies, and presently of the euro (coinage version in Spanish), as a coin or theoretic value.

Forms of centimo

pluralcentimos
alternative formcéntimo
alternative formcêntimo

Origin of centimo

Borrowed from Spanish céntimo, derived from French centime, from cent (on the model of décime), from centum (“hundred”). Doublet of centim, centime, and santim.

Questions about centimo

What does centimo mean?
Centimo means a cent, i.e. ¹⁄₁₀₀, of certain (mainly historic) Iberian and Latin American currencies, and presently of the euro (coinage version in Spanish), as a coin or theoretic value.
What part of speech is centimo?
Centimo is a noun.
What is the plural of centimo?
The plural of centimo is centimos.

Words near centimo in the dictionary

  1. centimillennium
  2. centimillion
  3. centimillionaire
  4. centimillionaires
  5. centimillions
  6. centimo
  7. centimolar
  8. centimole
  9. centimoles
  10. centimorgan
  11. centimorgans

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