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centavo
(cen|tavo)
Pronunciation:
/sɛnˈtɑːvəʊ/
noun
(
plural
centavos
)
a monetary unit of Mexico, Brazil, and certain other countries (formerly including Portugal), equal to one hundredth of the basic unit.
Origin:
Spanish and Portuguese, from Latin
centum
'a hundred'
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