cen·tes·i·mo (s n-ts  -m  )n. pl. cen·tes·i·mos See Table at currency. [Spanish centésimo, hundredth, from Latin cent  simus; 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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| Noun | 1. | 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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