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centesimo.

A unit of currency constituting one hundredth of a lira.

9 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/tʃɛnˈtɛzɪməʊ/Received-Pronunciation/t͡ʃɛnˈtɛzɪmoʊ/General-American
  1. A unit of currency constituting one hundredth of a lira.

    historical
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Italian centesimo. Doublet of centime.

noun/sɛnˈtɛzɪməʊ/Received-Pronunciation/sɛnˈtɛzɪmoʊ/General-American
  1. A monetary unit worth one-hundredth of the main currency in Uruguay, Panama and (formerly) Chile.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin centēsimusder. Spanish centésimobor. English centesimo Borrowed from Spanish centésimo.

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