centesimo

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centesimo¹

  • /tʃɛnˈtɛzɪməʊ/ UK
  • /t͡ʃɛnˈtɛzɪmoʊ/ US

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Borrowed from Italian centesimo. Doublet of centime.

noun centesimos · centesimi

  1. historical A unit of currency constituting one hundredth of a lira.

centesimo²

  • /sɛnˈtɛzɪməʊ/ UK
  • /sɛnˈtɛzɪmoʊ/ US

noun centesimos · centésimo

  1. A monetary unit worth one-hundredth of the main currency in Uruguay, Panama and (formerly) Chile. And if they were talking 3-5-2, it referred only to the centesimos they were cutting, filing and preparing to throw at the Australian players from the stands throughout the match.

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"centesimo." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/centesimo. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

centesimo. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/centesimo

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"centesimo." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/centesimo.

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@misc{centesimo_2026,
  title = {centesimo},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/centesimo},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}