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

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

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg