centímetro

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See also: centimetro and centimetrò

Mecayapan Nahuatl

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish centímetro, from French centimètre.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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centímetro (plural centímetros)

  1. centimeter, centimetre
    • 1972, Lázaro Hernández Bautista, Si ticnequis chijli nigaj onoꞌ[1], México, D.F.: el Instituto Lingüístico de Verano en coordinación con la Secretaría de Educación Pública a través de la Dirección General de Educación Extraescolar en el Medio Indígena, page 6:
      Ihueyacca quipiá de 9 a 10 centímetros.
      Its length ranges from 9 to 10 centimeters.

Portuguese

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Etymology

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From centi- +‎ -metro (meter), calqued from French centimètre.

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /sẽˈt͡ʃĩ.me.tɾu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /sẽˈt͡ʃi.me.tɾo/

  • Rhymes: -imɨtɾu
  • Hyphenation: cen‧tí‧me‧tro

Noun

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centímetro m (plural centímetros)

  1. centimetre

Spanish

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Etymology

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From centi- +‎ -metro (meter), calqued from French centimètre.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Spain) /θenˈtimetɾo/ [θẽn̪ˈt̪i.me.t̪ɾo]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /senˈtimetɾo/ [sẽn̪ˈt̪i.me.t̪ɾo]
  • Rhymes: -imetɾo
  • Syllabification: cen‧tí‧me‧tro

Noun

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centímetro m (plural centímetros)

  1. centimetre

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Mecayapan Nahuatl: centímetro
  • Tagalog: sentimetro

Further reading

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