Etymology

centavo

cen·ta·vo
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Today it means: Currency unit (hundredth of a peso) in Mexico. Full definition →

Portuguese and Spanish centavo
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  1. Portuguese and Spanish · borrowed fromcentavo
  2. English todaycentavo

Borrowed from Portuguese and Spanish centavo.

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