CENTESIMO

centesimo

(noun) a fractional monetary unit of several countries: Panama and Italy and Uruguay and Chile

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Noun

centesimo (plural centesimos or centesimi)

(historical) A unit of currency constituting one hundredth of a lira. [from 19th c.]

Etymology 2

Noun

centesimo (plural centesimos)

A monetary unit worth one-hundredth of the main currency in Uruguay, Panama and (formerly) Chile. [from 19th c.]

Anagrams

• centisome

Source: Wiktionary


Cen*tes"i*mo, n.; pl. -mi. Etym: [It. & Sp.]

Definition: A copper coin of Italy and Spain equivalent to a centime.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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