centimo

[ sen-tuh-moh; Spanish then-tee-maw, sen- ]
/ ˈsɛn təˌmoʊ; Spanish ˈθɛn tiˌmɔ, ˈsɛn- /

noun, plural cen·ti·mos [sen-tuh-mohz; Spanish then-tee-maws, sen-] /ˈsɛn təˌmoʊz; Spanish ˈθɛn tiˌmɔs, ˈsɛn-/.

the 100th part of the monetary units of various countries, as Costa Rica, Equatorial Guinea, Paraguay, and Venezuela.

Origin of centimo

1895–1900; < Spanish < French centime. See centime

Words nearby centimo

centimeter, centimeter-gram-second, centimeter-gram-second system, centimetre, centimetre-gram-second, centimo, centimorgan, centinormal, centipede, centipede grass, centipoise

Example sentences from the Web for centimo

  • There is no hurry—nor time nor aching vertebr with them count one centimo.

    Unexplored Spain |Abel Chapman

  • Many a centimo would find its way from her pocket to his, and he would think her more motherly than ever.

    Glories of Spain |Charles W. Wood

  • Priest and peasant, the great lady and the gentleman who sells one a glass of water for a centimo, brush past each other.

    The Grey Lady |Henry Seton Merriman

  • Heaven be praised I have never been in actual want; and Juan knows that he has never in vain asked me to lend him a centimo.

    Glories of Spain |Charles W. Wood

British Dictionary definitions for centimo (1 of 2)

céntimo
/ (ˈsɛntɪˌməʊ) /

noun plural -mos

a monetary unit of Costa Rica, Paraguay, Peru, and Venezuela. It is worth one hundredth of their respective standard currency units
a former monetary unit of Andorra and Spain, worth one hundredth of a peseta

Word Origin for céntimo

from Spanish; see centime

British Dictionary definitions for centimo (2 of 2)

cêntimo
/ (ˈsɛntɪˌməʊ) /

noun plural -mos

a monetary unit of Sao Tomê e Principe, worth one hundredth of a dobra