centavo
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.1cen·ta·vo
noun \sen-ˈtä-(ˌ)vō\ plural cen·ta·vos
Definition of CENTAVO
: a monetary subunit of the boliviano, córdoba, lempira, peso (Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, and Mexico), and quetzal — see boliviano, córdoba, lempira, peso, quetzal at money table
Origin of CENTAVO
Spanish, literally, hundredth, from ciento hundred, from Latin centum
First Known Use: 1883
2cen·ta·vo
noun \-ˈtä-(ˌ)vü, -(ˌ)vō\ plural cen·ta·vos
Definition of CENTAVO
1
: a former monetary unit equal to {frac 1/100} Portuguese escudo
2
: a monetary subunit of the escudo, metical, and real — see escudo, metical, real at money table
Origin of CENTAVO
Portuguese, from Spanish
First Known Use: 1913
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