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centavo

Pronunciation: /sɛnˈtɑːvəʊ/

Definition of centavo

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'

centavo in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of centavo in the US English dictionary