First Known Use: 1851
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1centesimo
noun cen·tes·i·mo \chen-ˈte-zə-ˌmō\
plural cen·tes·i·mi\-(ˌ)mē\
Definition of CENTESIMO
: a former monetary unit equal to 1⁄100 Italian lira
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Origin of CENTESIMO
Italian
Rhymes with CENTESIMO
Arapaho, arpeggio, at one's elbow, bocaccio, bull's-eye window, carrion crow, clock radio, con spirito, continuo, curculio, D'Annunzio, DMSO, Eustachio, ex nihilo, fantastico, fellatio, Fernando Póo, finocchio, fortissimo, Geronimo, get-up-and-go, go with the flow, Guantánamo, hereinbelow, home video, in dubio, intaglio, in utero, in vacuo, laminar flow, lancet window, La Rochefoucauld, lentissimo, locus in quo, lothario, magnifico, malapropos, Medicine Bow, medicine show, New Mexico, oregano, picture window, politico, portfolio, presidio, prestissimo, punctilio, Querétaro, Quintana Roo, Rosario, quo warranto, Sarajevo, scenario, simpatico, sound-and-light show, status in quo, talk radio, tennis elbow, turbulent flow, Verrocchio
2centesimo
noun cen·tes·i·mo \sen-ˈte-sə-ˌmō\
plural cen·tes·i·mos
Definition of CENTESIMO
— see balboa, peso at money table
Origin of CENTESIMO
Spanish centésimo
First Known Use: circa 1883
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