CENTAVO


Meaning of CENTAVO in English

I. sen-ˈtä-(ˌ)vō noun

( plural -vos )

Etymology: Spanish, literally, hundredth, from ciento hundred, from Latin centum

Date: 1883

— see boliviano, colón, córdoba, lempira, peso, quetzal, sucre at money table

II. -ˈtä-(ˌ)vü, -(ˌ)vō noun

( plural -vos )

Etymology: Portuguese, from Spanish

Date: 1913

— see escudo, metical at money table

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