centesimo

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noun

A unit of currency constituting one hundredth of a lira.

OriginItalian centesimo →
First used 19th c.Scrabble 13
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Meanings

centesimo1

nouncentesimo (plural centesimos or centesimi)

plural centesimos · plural centesimi

  1. historicalA unit of currency constituting one hundredth of a lira.First known use 19th c.

centesimo2

nouncentesimo (plural centesimos)

plural centesimos · alternative centésimo

  1. A monetary unit worth one-hundredth of the main currency in Uruguay, Panama and (formerly) Chile.First known use 19th c.

    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.

    2005 November 12, The Guardian

Origin

centesimo · noun

  1. Italiancentesimo
  2. Englishcentesimo

Borrowed from Italian centesimo. Doublet of centime.

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centesimo · noun

  1. Latincentēsimus
  2. Spanishcentésimo
  3. Englishcentesimo

Borrowed from Spanish centésimo.

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Rhymes & wordplay

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APA

centesimo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/centesimo

MLA

“centesimo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/centesimo. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “centesimo,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/centesimo.

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