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.

céntimo

¹

/ 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

cêntimo

²

/ ˈsɛntɪˌməʊ /

noun

1. a monetary unit of Sao Tomê e Principe, worth one hundredth of a dobra

Word History and Origins

Origin of centimo¹

First recorded in 1895–1900; from Spanish, from French centime; centime

Word History and Origins

Origin of centimo¹

from Spanish; see centime

Example Sentences

There is no hurry—nor time nor aching vertebr with them count one centimo.

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Many a centimo would find its way from her pocket to his, and he would think her more motherly than ever.

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Heaven be praised I have never been in actual want; and Juan knows that he has never in vain asked me to lend him a centimo.

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Priest and peasant, the great lady and the gentleman who sells one a glass of water for a centimo, brush past each other.

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Perro Chico, little dog, name given to a five-centimo piece because of the little lion upon it.

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