I. sen.ˈtä(ˌ)vō noun
( -s )
Etymology: Spanish, literally, hundredth part, from Latin centum hundred — more at hundred
in the monetary systems of some Spanish-American countries : cent:
a. : a unit equal to 1/100 peso (as in Bolivia, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Philippines), 1/100 sucre (Ecuador), 1/100 colon (El Salvador), 1/100 quetzal (Guatemala), 1/100 lempira (Honduras), 1/100 cordoba (Nicaragua), or 1/100 sol (Peru) — see money table
b. : a coin representing one centavo
II. sen.ˈtä(ˌ)vü, -vō noun
( -s )
Etymology: Portuguese, from Spanish
1. : a Portuguese or Brazilian cent:
a. : a unit equal to 1/100 escudo (Portugal) or 1/100 cruzeiro (Brazil) — see money table
b. : a Portuguese coin representing one centavo
2. : a unit equal to 1/100 dobra (Sao Tome and Principe), 1/100 metical (Mozambique), or 1/100 peso (Guinea-Bissau) — see money table
III. noun
: a monetary unit of Brazil equivalent to 1/100 real — see money table in the Dict