centavo

cen·ta·vo

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sen-tah-voh; Spanish sen-tah-vaw]
- /sɛnˈtɑ voʊ; Spanish sɛnˈtɑ vɔ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sen-tah-voh; Spanish sen-tah-vaw]
- /sɛnˈtɑ voʊ; Spanish sɛnˈtɑ vɔ/

Definitions of centavo word

noun centavo a monetary unit of Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Cape Verde, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Guinea-Bissau, Honduras, Mexico, Mozambique, Nicaragua, and the Philippines. It is worth one hundredth of their respective standard units 3
noun centavo a former monetary unit of Ecuador, El Salvador, and Portugal, worth one hundredth of their former standard units 3
noun centavo a monetary unit of various countries, equal to 1⁄100 of the basic unit 3
noun plural centavo 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, and the Philippines. 1
noun centavo A monetary unit of Mexico, Brazil, and certain other countries (including Portugal until the introduction of the euro), equal to one hundredth of the basic unit. 1
noun centavo cent in certain Latin American currencies 1

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Origin of centavo

First appearance:

before 1880

One of the 23% newest English words

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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centavo popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 59% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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