centesimo

[ sen-tes-uh-moh; Italian chen-te-zee-maw; Spanish sen-te-see-maw ]

noun

, plural cen·tes·i·mi [sen-, tes, -, uh, -mee, chen-, te, -zee-mee], cen·tes·i·mos [sen-, tes, -, uh, -mohz, sen-, te, -see-maws].

1. a monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, one 100th of a lira.
2. a cupronickel coin of Uruguay, one 100th of a peso.
3. a copper coin of Panama, one 100th of a balboa.

centesimo

¹

/ sɛnˈtɛsɪˌməʊ /

noun

1. a former monetary unit of Italy, San Marino, and the Vatican City worth one hundredth of a lira

centésimo

²

/ sɛnˈtɛsɪˌməʊ /

noun

1. a monetary unit of Panama and Uruguay. It is worth one hundredth of their respective standard units

Word History and Origins

Origin of centesimo¹

First recorded in 1850–55; from Italian, Spanish, from Latin centēsimus; centesimal

Word History and Origins

Origin of centesimo¹

C19: from Italian, from Latin centēsimus hundredth, from centum hundred

Origin of centesimo²

C19: from Spanish; see centesimo

Example Sentences

Views, beach, art — check, check and check — and I still hadn’t spent a centesimo.

From New York Times

The franc is divided into 100 centimes, the lira into 100 centesimi and the drachma into 100 lepta.

From Project Gutenberg

If this gem were genuine, it would be worth some money; but as it happens to be a rather bad forgery, it is not worth twenty centesimi.

From Project Gutenberg

If one of them hit upon the correct figure, then he gains one point towards the stakes, which are usually made in centesimi rather than in soldi.

From Project Gutenberg

He never spends a soldo, I am positive; and if he drops a centesimo under the benches, he is capable of hunting for it for a week.

From Project Gutenberg