centimo

cen·ti·mo

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sen-tuh-moh; Spanish then-tee-maw, sen-]
- /ˈsɛn təˌmoʊ; Spanish ˈθɛn tiˌmɔ, ˈsɛn-/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sen-tuh-moh; Spanish then-tee-maw, sen-]
- /ˈsɛn təˌmoʊ; Spanish ˈθɛn tiˌmɔ, ˈsɛn-/

Definitions of centimo word

noun centimo monetary unit of Costa Rica, Paraguay, Peru, and Venezuela 3
noun centimo a monetary unit of Costa Rica, Paraguay, Peru, and Venezuela. It is worth one hundredth of their respective standard currency units 3
noun centimo a former monetary unit of Andorra and Spain, worth one hundredth of a peseta 3
noun centimo a monetary unit of Sao Tomê e Principe, worth one hundredth of a dobra 3
noun centimo a monetary unit, equal to 1⁄100 of the basic unit, of 3
noun centimo a monetary unit of São Tomé and Príncipe, equal to 1⁄100 of a dobra 3

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Origin of centimo

First appearance:

before 1895

One of the 18% newest English words

1895-1900; < Spanish < French centime. See centime

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Parts of speech for Centimo

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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centimo popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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