centesimo

[ sen-tes-uh-moh; Italian chen-te-zee-maw; Spanish sen-te-see-maw ]

noun,plural cen·tes·i·mi [sen-tes-uh-mee; Italian chen-te-zee-mee], /sɛnˈtɛs ə mi; Italian tʃɛnˈtɛ zi mi/, cen·tes·i·mos [sen-tes-uh-mohz; Spanish sen-te-see-maws]. /sɛnˈtɛs əˌmoʊz; Spanish sɛnˈtɛ siˌmɔs/.
  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.

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

Origin of centesimo

1
First recorded in 1850–55; from Italian, Spanish, from Latin centēsimus; see centesimal

Words Nearby centesimo

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How to use centesimo in a sentence

  • He never spends a soldo, I am positive; and if he drops a centesimo under the benches, he is capable of hunting for it for a week.

    Cuore (Heart) | Edmondo De Amicis
  • I shall rot in hell before ever I put one centesimo into your filthy claws!

    The Wolf Cub | Patrick Casey
  • I will give two sous for the original four, and not a centesimo more.

    Saunterings | Charles Dudley Warner

British Dictionary definitions for centesimo (1 of 2)

centesimo

/ (sɛnˈtɛsɪˌməʊ) /


nounplural -mos or -mi
  1. a former monetary unit of Italy, San Marino, and the Vatican City worth one hundredth of a lira

Origin of centesimo

1
C19: from Italian, from Latin centēsimus hundredth, from centum hundred

British Dictionary definitions for centésimo (2 of 2)

centésimo

/ (sɛnˈtɛsɪˌməʊ) /


nounplural -mos or -mi
  1. a monetary unit of Panama and Uruguay. It is worth one hundredth of their respective standard units

Origin of centésimo

2
C19: from Spanish; see centesimo

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