centesimo

cen·tes·i·mo

 (sĕn-tĕs′ə-mō′)

n.

1. pl. cen·tes·i·mos A unit of currency equal to ¹/₁₀₀ of the primary unit in Panama and Uruguay.

2. pl. cen·tes·i·mi (-mē′) A former unit of Italian currency, equal to ¹/₁₀₀ of a lira.

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[Spanish centésimo, hundredth, from Latin centēsimus; see centesimal. Sense 2, from Italian centesimo, hundredth, from Latin centēsimus.]

centesimo

(sɛnˈtɛsɪˌməʊ)

n, pl -mos or -mi

(Currencies) a former monetary unit of Italy, San Marino, and the Vatican City worth one hundredth of a lira

[C19: from Italian, from Latin centēsimus hundredth, from centum hundred]

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centésimo

(sɛnˈtɛsɪˌməʊ)

n, pl -mos or -mi

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

[C19: from Spanish; see centesimo]

cen•tes•i•mo

(tʃɛnˈtɛz əˌmoʊ)

n., pl. -mi (-ˌmi)

a unit of currency in Italy, equal to 1/100 of the lira.

[1850–55; < Italian < Latin centēsimus]

cen•tes•i•mo

or cen•tés•i•mo

(sɛnˈtɛs əˌmoʊ)
n., pl. -mos.

1. a monetary unit of Uruguay, equal to 1/100 of the peso.

2. a monetary unit of Panama, equal to 1/100 of the balboa.

[< Sp; see centesimo¹]

Thesaurus

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