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centavos

[sen-tah-voh; Sp. sen-tah-vaw]

cen·ta·vo

[sen-tah-voh; Sp. sen-tah-vaw]
noun, plural -vos [-vohz; Sp. -vaws] .
the 100th part of the monetary units of various nations, including Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Cape Verde, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guinea-Bissau, Honduras, Mexico, Mozambique, Nicaragua, Peru, the Philippines, and Portugal.

Origin:
1880–85; < Spanish: the 100th part, equivalent to cent- 100 (see cent) + -avo < Latin -āvum as in octāvum eighth; see octavo
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Centavos is always a great word to know.
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a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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