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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
“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


centésimo

2

/ sɛnˈtɛsɪˌməʊ /

noun

  1. a monetary unit of Panama and Uruguay. It is worth one hundredth of their respective standard units
“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 centesimo1

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

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.

I shall rot in hell before ever I put one centesimo into your filthy claws!

I will give two sous for the original four, and not a centesimo more.

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