centesimo

[ sen-tes-uh-moh; Italian chen-te-zee-maw; Spanish sen-te-see-maw ]

/ sɛnˈtɛs əˌmoʊ; Italian tʃɛnˈtɛ zi mɔ; Spanish sɛnˈtɛ siˌmɔ /

noun, plural cen·tes·i·mi [sen-tes-uh-mee; Italian chen-te-zee-mee], /sɛnˈtɛs ə mi; Italian tʃɛnˈtɛ zi mi/, cen·tes·i·mos [sen-tes-uh-mohz; Spanish sen-te-see-maws]. /sɛnˈtɛs əˌmoʊz; Spanish sɛnˈtɛ siˌmɔs/.

a monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, one 100th of a lira.

a cupronickel coin of Uruguay, one 100th of a peso.

a copper coin of Panama, one 100th of a balboa.

Origin of centesimo

First recorded in 1850–55; from Italian, Spanish, from Latin centēsimus; see centesimal

Words nearby centesimo

center spread, Centerville, center-weighted light meter, center wheel, centesimal, centesimo, centesis, centi-, centiare, centibar, centigrade

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Example sentences from the Web for centesimo

He never spends a soldo, I am positive; and if he drops a centesimo under the benches, he is capable of hunting for it for a week.
Cuore (Heart)|Edmondo De Amicis
I shall rot in hell before ever I put one centesimo into your filthy claws!
The Wolf Cub|Patrick Casey
I will give two sous for the original four, and not a centesimo more.
Saunterings|Charles Dudley Warner

British Dictionary definitions for centesimo (1 of 2)

centesimo

/ (sɛnˈtɛsɪˌməʊ) /

noun plural -mos or -mi

a former monetary unit of Italy, San Marino, and the Vatican City worth one hundredth of a lira

Word Origin for centesimo

C19: from Italian, from Latin centēsimus hundredth, from centum hundred

British Dictionary definitions for centesimo (2 of 2)

centésimo

/ (sɛnˈtɛsɪˌməʊ) /

noun plural -mos or -mi

a monetary unit of Panama and Uruguay. It is worth one hundredth of their respective standard units

Word Origin for centésimo

C19: from Spanish; see centesimo

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单词	centesimo
释义	centesimo [ sen-tes-uh-moh; Italian chen-te-zee-maw; Spanish sen-te-see-maw ] / sɛnˈtɛs əˌmoʊ; Italian tʃɛnˈtɛ zi mɔ; Spanish sɛnˈtɛ siˌmɔ / noun, plural cen·tes·i·mi [sen-tes-uh-mee; Italian chen-te-zee-mee], /sɛnˈtɛs ə mi; Italian tʃɛnˈtɛ zi mi/, cen·tes·i·mos [sen-tes-uh-mohz; Spanish sen-te-see-maws]. /sɛnˈtɛs əˌmoʊz; Spanish sɛnˈtɛ siˌmɔs/. a monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, one 100th of a lira. a cupronickel coin of Uruguay, one 100th of a peso. a copper coin of Panama, one 100th of a balboa. Origin of centesimo First recorded in 1850–55; from Italian, Spanish, from Latin centēsimus; see centesimal Words nearby centesimo center spread, Centerville, center-weighted light meter, center wheel, centesimal, centesimo, centesis, centi-, centiare, centibar, centigrade Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for centesimo He never spends a soldo, I am positive; and if he drops a centesimo under the benches, he is capable of hunting for it for a week. Cuore (Heart)\|Edmondo De Amicis I shall rot in hell before ever I put one centesimo into your filthy claws! The Wolf Cub\|Patrick Casey I will give two sous for the original four, and not a centesimo more. Saunterings\|Charles Dudley Warner British Dictionary definitions for centesimo (1 of 2) centesimo / (sɛnˈtɛsɪˌməʊ) / noun plural -mos or -mi a former monetary unit of Italy, San Marino, and the Vatican City worth one hundredth of a lira Word Origin for centesimo C19: from Italian, from Latin centēsimus hundredth, from centum hundred British Dictionary definitions for centesimo (2 of 2) centésimo / (sɛnˈtɛsɪˌməʊ) / noun plural -mos or -mi a monetary unit of Panama and Uruguay. It is worth one hundredth of their respective standard units Word Origin for centésimo C19: from Spanish; see centesimo Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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