Centimo Definition

sĕntə-mō
centimos
noun
A monetary unit, equal to1100 of the basic unit, of.
Webster's New World
A monetary unit of São Tomé and Príncipe, equal to1100 of a dobra.
Webster's New World

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.

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Other Word Forms of Centimo

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Singular:
centimo
Plural:
centimos

Origin of Centimo

  • From Spanish céntimo, French centime, from Latin (via centesimus 'one hundreth'?) centum 'hundred'

    From Wiktionary

  • Spanish céntimo from French centime centime

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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