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centimo

[ sen-tuh-moh; Spanish then-tee-maw, sen- ]

noun

, plural cen·ti·mos [sen, -t, uh, -mohz, then, -tee-maws, sen, -].
  1. one 100th of the monetary units of various countries, as Costa Rica, Equatorial Guinea, Paraguay, and Venezuela.


cêntimo

1

/ ˈsɛntɪˌməʊ /

noun

  1. a monetary unit of Sao Tomê e Principe, worth one hundredth of a dobra
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

céntimo

2

/ ˈsɛntɪˌməʊ /

noun

  1. a monetary unit of Costa Rica, Paraguay, Peru, and Venezuela. It is worth one hundredth of their respective standard currency units
  2. a former monetary unit of Andorra and Spain, worth one hundredth of a peseta
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of centimo1

First recorded in 1895–1900; from Spanish, from French centime; centime
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Word History and Origins

Origin of centimo1

from Spanish; see centime
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Example Sentences

Filling them both cost three pesetas sixty centimos.

The 50 centimos coin looks safe for the moment, its weight value being above the scrap value, but the bolivar coin looks like a very tempting indeed profit opportunity.

From Forbes

Having been forewarned of the custom, I handed over the expected ten centimos, which he accepted with the dignified courtesy of one who receives a right, and departed.

"Now what would you do with cinco centimos if you had them?"

"It is an illness that attacks the Galicians when they lose an amount exceeding fifty centimos."

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