centavo

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɛnˈtɑːvoʊ/

• Audio (US):

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Noun

centavo (plural centavos)

1. Currency unit (hundredth of a peso) in Mexico
2. A similar subdenomination of various other currencies.

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Italian

Etymology

From cento (“hundred”) +‎ -avo.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: cen‧ta‧vo

Noun

centavo m (plural centavi)

1. centavo

Anagrams

• covante
• vocante

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Portuguese

Etymology

From cento (“hundred”) +‎ -avo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sẽ.ˈta.vu/
• IPA^(key): /sẽ.ˈta.vo/
• Rhymes: -avu
• Hyphenation: cen‧ta‧vo

Noun

centavo m (plural s)

1. cent (a hundredth of several monetary units, including the Brazilian real, the Portuguese escudo, and the Mozambican metical)

Related terms

• cêntimo

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Spanish

Alternative forms

• ctvo.

Etymology

From ciento (“hundred”) +‎ -avo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /θenˈtabo/ [θẽn̪ˈt̪a.β̞o]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /senˈtabo/ [sẽn̪ˈt̪a.β̞o]
• Hyphenation: cen‧ta‧vo

Noun

centavo m (plural centavos)

1. cent (subunit of currency in US and other countries)