centesimo

[sen-tes-uh-moh, chen-te-zee-maw, sen-te-see-maw]

noun

plural

centesimi, centesimos 

1. a monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, one 100th of a lira.

2. a cupronickel coin of Uruguay, one 100th of a peso.

3. a copper coin of Panama, one 100th of a balboa.

centesimo

¹

/ sɛnˈtɛsɪˌməʊ /

noun

1. a former monetary unit of Italy, San Marino, and the Vatican City worth one hundredth of a lira

centésimo

²

/ sɛnˈtɛsɪˌməʊ /

noun

1. a monetary unit of Panama and Uruguay. It is worth one hundredth of their respective standard units

Word History and Origins

Origin of centesimo¹

First recorded in 1850–55; from Italian, Spanish, from Latin centēsimus; centesimal

Word History and Origins

Origin of centesimo¹

C19: from Italian, from Latin centēsimus hundredth, from centum hundred

Origin of centesimo²

C19: from Spanish; see _centesimo