cin·que·cen·to 
(chĭng′kwĭ-chĕntō)
(chĭng′kwĭ-chĕntō)n.
The 16th century, especially in Italian art and literature.
[Italian, from (mil) cinquecento, (one thousand) five hundred : cinque, five (from Latin quīnque; see penkwe in the Appendix of Indo-European roots) + cento, hundred (from Latin centum; see dek in the Appendix of Indo-European roots).]