centimo
cen·ti·mo
centimo · centimos
A cent, i.e. ¹⁄₁₀₀, of certain Iberian and Latin American currencies, and presently of…A cent, i.e. ¹⁄₁₀₀, of certain (mainly historic) Iberian and Latin American currencies, and presently of the euro (coinage version in Spanish), as a coin or theoretic value.
Meaning
1 sensesA cent, i.e. ¹⁄₁₀₀, of certain (mainly historic) Iberian and Latin American currencies, and presently of the euro (coinage version in Spanish), as a coin or theoretic value.
More definitions
- a fractional monetary unit of Venezuela and Costa Rica and Equatorial Guinea and Paraguay and Spain
Origin
Borrowed from Spanish céntimo, derived from French centime, from cent (on the model of décBorrowed from Spanish céntimo, derived from French centime, from cent (on the model of décime), from centum (“hundred”). Doublet of centim, centime, and santim.
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