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cen⋅ti⋅mo

  [sen-tuh-moh; Sp. then-tee-maw, sen-]
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–noun, plural -mos  [-mohz; Sp. -maws] .
the 100th part of the monetary units of various countries, as Costa Rica, Equatorial Guinea, Paraguay, Spain, and Venezuela.
Origin:
1895–1900; < Sp < F centime. See centime
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cen·ti·mo   (sěn'tə-mō')   
n.   pl. cen·ti·mos
See Table at currency.

[Spanish céntimo, from French centime; see centime.]
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