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centesimo

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cen·tes·i·mo  (sn-ts-m)
n. pl. cen·tes·i·mos
See Table at currency.
[Spanish centésimo, hundredth, from Latin centsimus; see centesimal.]
centesimo [sɛnˈtɛsɪˌməʊ]
n pl -mos, -mi
(Economics, Accounting & Finance / Currencies) a former monetary unit of Italy, San Marino, and the Vatican City worth one hundredth of a lira
[from Italian, from Latin centēsimus hundredth, from centum hundred]
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Noun1.centesimo - a fractional monetary unit of several countries: Panama and Italy and Uruguay and Chile
fractional monetary unit, subunit - a monetary unit that is valued at a fraction (usually one hundredth) of the basic monetary unit
balboa - the basic unit of money in Panama; equal to 100 centesimos
Italian lira, lira - formerly the basic unit of money in Italy; equal to 100 centesimi
Chilean peso, peso - the basic unit of money in Chile; equal to 100 centesimos
peso, Uruguayan peso - the basic unit of money in Uruguay; equal to 100 centesimos
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