What does "centimo" mean?

A cent, i.e. ¹⁄₁₀₀, of certain (mainly historic) Iberian and Latin American currencies, and presently of the euro (coinage version in Spanish), as a coin or theoretic value.

What is a synonym for "centimo"?

Common synonyms include: cent, penny.

Centimo

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Noun

1
A cent, i.e. ¹⁄₁₀₀, of certain (mainly historic) Iberian and Latin American currencies, and presently of the euro (coinage version in Spanish), as a coin or theoretic value.
2
a fractional monetary unit of Venezuela and Costa Rica and Equatorial Guinea and Paraguay and Spain wordnet

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cent penny

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base unit major unit

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish céntimo, derived from French centime, from cent (on the model of décime), from centum (“hundred”). Doublet of centim, centime, and santim.

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