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单词 centavo
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centavon.

Brit. /sɛnˈtɑːvəʊ/, U.S. /sɛnˈtɑvoʊ/
Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Spanish. Partly a borrowing from Portuguese. Etymons: Spanish centavo; Portuguese centavo.
Etymology: Partly < Spanish centavo (first half of the 18th cent., and partly < the similarly-formed Portuguese centavo (1913; < cento hundred (13th cent.; < classical Latin centum hundred: see centum n.2) + -avo : see avo n.).
A monetary unit equivalent to one-hundredth of the principal unit in various countries (esp. in South and Central America) formerly under Spanish control, as Argentina, Bolivia, Mexico, etc.; a Portuguese monetary unit equivalent to one-hundredth of an escudo (now historical); a monetary unit equivalent to one-hundredth of the principal unit in various countries formerly under Portuguese control, as Brazil, Mozambique, etc. Also: a coin of this value.
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1857 Rep. Secretary Treasury 53 in U.S. Congress. Serial Set (35th Congr., 1st Sess.: House of Representatives Executive Doc. 1) I We have seen only copper coins of this division of the former republic of Columbia, (centavo and half-centavo), and they indicate a division, like our own, of the dollar.
1883 Encycl. Brit. XVI. 733/1 Chili—100 Centavos = 1 Peso.
1896 Westm. Gaz. 18 Mar. 8/1 The 1-centavo stamp is orange-yellow,..the 20-centavos black.
1920 Chambers's Jrnl. 26 June 465/2 Two centavos to the escudo is the ‘assistance’ tax in hotels and restaurants.
1970 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 26 Sept. 12/3 The girls get in free and sit around the walls and the guys pay 10 centavos, about 1½ cents.
2010 G. Meyer Republic One Centavo 1 Although decimal series patterns were produced in 1841 and 1862 for potential one centavo series, no design was acted upon until 1863.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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