centesimo
noun
a monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, one 100th of a lira.
centesimi
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pluralof centesimo.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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He worked eleven hours per day, received 32 centesimi per hour, made 121 trips per day with his wheelbarrow full of stones.
From Time Magazine Archive
Instead of doling out 1,250 or so lire for a dollar, bank clerks would slap down a single new lira and 25 centesimi, or cents.
From Time Magazine Archive
"The professors themselves respect it greatly . . . una lira e cinquanti centesimi, Signor Conde."
From A Set of Six by Joseph Conrad
The whilom prima donna dropped fifty centesimi into Pompeo's palm, and he bowed to the very gunwale of the boat.
From The Lure of the Mask by Harrison Fisher
These centesimi are a source of temptation to the small boys of Varallo, who are continually getting into trouble for extracting them by the help of willow wands and birdlime.
From Ex Voto by Samuel Butler
