First Known Use: 1883
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1centavo
noun cen·ta·vo \sen-ˈtä-(ˌ)vō\
plural cen·ta·vos
Definition of CENTAVO
— see boliviano, córdoba, lempira, peso, quetzal at money table
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Origin of CENTAVO
Spanish, literally, hundredth, from ciento hundred, from Latin centum
2centavo
noun cen·ta·vo \-ˈtä-(ˌ)vü, -(ˌ)vō\
plural cen·ta·vos
Definition of CENTAVO
1
: a former monetary unit equal to {frac 1/100} Portuguese escudo
2
— see escudo, metical at money table
Origin of CENTAVO
Portuguese, from Spanish
First Known Use: 1913
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