centesimo

UK: /sɛnˈtɛsɪˌməʊ/

US: (sen tes′ə mō′; It. chen te′zē mô; Sp. sen te′sē mô′)

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cen•tes•i•mo  (sen tes′ə mō′; It. chen te′zē mô;
Sp. sen te′sē mô′), n., pl. [It.] -mi (-mē), -mos 

(-mōz′; Sp. -môs′). 
1. Currency a money of account of Italy, the 100th part of a lira.
2. Currency a cupronickel coin of Uruguay, the 100th part of a peso.
3. Currency a copper coin of Panama, the 100th part of a balboa.

• Latin centēsimus; see centesimal
• Italian, Spanish
• 1850–55

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centesimo / sɛnˈtɛsɪˌməʊ/ noun ( -mos, -mi)

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

Etymology: 19th Century: from Italian, from Latin centēsimus hundredth, from centum hundred

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centésimo / sɛnˈtɛsɪˌməʊ/ noun ( -mos, -mi)

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

Etymology: 19th Century: from Spanish; see centesimo