centesimo
centesimo · centesimos · centesimi
A unit of currency constituting one hundredth of a liraA unit of currency constituting one hundredth of a lira.
UK/tʃɛnˈtɛzɪməʊ/US/t͡ʃɛnˈtɛzɪmoʊ/
Meaning
2 senses(historical)A unit of currency constituting one hundredth of a lira.
A monetary unit worth one-hundredth of the main currency in Uruguay, Panama and (formerly) Chile.
a fractional monetary unit of several countries: Panama and Italy and Uruguay and Chile
Origin
Borrowed from Italian centesimo. Doublet of centime. Borrowed from Spanish centésimo.Borrowed from Italian centesimo. Doublet of centime.
Borrowed from Spanish centésimo.
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Forms
plural: centesimos / centesimi| Singular | centesimo |
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regular
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular