centimo

[ sen-tuh-moh; Spanish then-tee-maw, sen- ]

noun,plural cen·ti·mos [sen-tuh-mohz; Spanish then-tee-maws, sen-]. /ˈsɛn təˌmoʊz; Spanish ˈθɛn tiˌmɔs, ˈsɛn-/.
  1. one 100th of the monetary units of various countries, as Costa Rica, Equatorial Guinea, Paraguay, and Venezuela.

Origin of centimo

1
First recorded in 1895–1900; from Spanish, from French centime; see centime

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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 Chapman
  • Many 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. Wood
  • 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.

    Glories of Spain | Charles W. Wood
  • Priest 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 Merriman
  • Perro 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)

cêntimo

/ (ˈsɛntɪˌməʊ) /


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

British Dictionary definitions for céntimo (2 of 2)

céntimo

/ (ˈsɛntɪˌməʊ) /


nounplural -mos
  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

Origin of céntimo

2
from Spanish; see centime

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