centimo
one 100th of the monetary units of various countries, as Costa Rica, Equatorial Guinea, Paraguay, and Venezuela.
Origin of centimo
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How to use centimo in a sentence
There is no hurry—nor time nor aching vertebr with them count one centimo.
Unexplored Spain | Abel ChapmanMany a centimo would find its way from her pocket to his, and he would think her more motherly than ever.
Glories of Spain | Charles W. WoodHeaven 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.
Glories of Spain | Charles W. WoodPriest and peasant, the great lady and the gentleman who sells one a glass of water for a centimo, brush past each other.
The Grey Lady | Henry Seton MerrimanPerro Chico, little dog, name given to a five-centimo piece because of the little lion upon it.
Our Little Spanish Cousin | Mary F. Nixon-Roulet
British Dictionary definitions for cêntimo (1 of 2)
/ (ˈsɛntɪˌməʊ) /
a monetary unit of Sao Tomê e Principe, worth one hundredth of a dobra
British Dictionary definitions for céntimo (2 of 2)
/ (ˈsɛntɪˌməʊ) /
a monetary unit of Costa Rica, Paraguay, Peru, and Venezuela. It is worth one hundredth of their respective standard currency units
a former monetary unit of Andorra and Spain, worth one hundredth of a peseta
Origin of céntimo
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