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centimo

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
cen-ti-mo
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A cent, i.e. ¹⁄₁₀₀, of certain (mainly historic) Iberian and Latin American currencies, and presently of the euro (coinage version in Spanish), as a coin or theoretic value.

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish céntimo, derived from French centime, from cent (on the model of décime), from centum (“hundred”). Doublet of centim, centime, and santim.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

centimos (plural) céntimo (alternative) cêntimo (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

cent centavo centesimal centesimo centiem centigram centiliter centner

Questions

What does centimo mean?
A cent, i.e. ¹⁄₁₀₀, of certain (mainly historic) Iberian and Latin American currencies, and presently of the euro (coinage version in Spanish), as a coin or theoretic value.
Where does centimo come from?
It is traced to French.

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