Definition of centavo
centavos
: a monetary subunit of the boliviano, córdoba, lempira, peso (Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, and Mexico), quetzal, and sucre — see boliviano, córdoba, lempira, peso, quetzal at money table
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Origin and Etymology of centavo
Spanish, literally, hundredth, from ciento hundred, from Latin centum
First Known Use: 1857
Definition of centavo
centavos
1 : a former monetary unit equal to 1⁄100 Portuguese escudo
2 : a monetary subunit of the escudo, metical, and real — see escudo, metical at money table
Origin and Etymology of centavo
Portuguese, from Spanish
First Known Use: 1913
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