"centavo" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /sɛnˈtɑːvoʊ/ Audio: En-ca-centavo.oga Forms: centavos [plural]
Etymology: From Spanish or Portuguese. Head templates: {{en-noun}} centavo (plural centavos)
  1. Currency unit (hundredth of a peso) in Mexico.
    Sense id: en-centavo-en-noun-SsenQ216 Categories (other): Currencies, Historical currencies, Hundred, Mexico Disambiguation of Currencies: 28 36 37 Disambiguation of Historical currencies: 27 35 38 Disambiguation of Hundred: 37 29 34 Disambiguation of Mexico: 80 7 13
  2. A similar subdenomination of various other currencies (in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Cape Verde, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mozambique, Nicaragua, and the Philippines).
    Sense id: en-centavo-en-noun-gzDnWQ8L Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Argentina, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Colombia, Cuba, Currencies, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, Guatemala, Historical currencies, Honduras, Hundred, Nicaragua, Philippines Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 46 51 Disambiguation of Argentina: 0 100 0 Disambiguation of Bolivia: 5 73 22 Disambiguation of Cape Verde: 1 95 4 Disambiguation of Colombia: 0 100 0 Disambiguation of Cuba: 5 67 28 Disambiguation of Currencies: 28 36 37 Disambiguation of Dominican Republic: 1 95 4 Disambiguation of East Timor: 1 96 4 Disambiguation of Ecuador: 0 45 55 Disambiguation of Guatemala: 4 75 21 Disambiguation of Historical currencies: 27 35 38 Disambiguation of Honduras: 0 100 0 Disambiguation of Hundred: 37 29 34 Disambiguation of Nicaragua: 0 100 0 Disambiguation of Philippines: 3 60 37
  3. (historical) The former subdenomination of some other currencies (in Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, Portugal, Puerto Rico, São Tomé and Príncipe, and Venezuela). Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-centavo-en-noun-ek1vvAtI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Currencies, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guinea-Bissau, Historical currencies, Hundred, Mozambique, Portugal, Puerto Rico, São Tomé and Príncipe, Venezuela Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 46 51 Disambiguation of Brazil: 3 40 58 Disambiguation of Chile: 2 2 96 Disambiguation of Costa Rica: 2 4 94 Disambiguation of Currencies: 28 36 37 Disambiguation of Ecuador: 0 45 55 Disambiguation of El Salvador: 2 5 93 Disambiguation of Guinea-Bissau: 9 5 86 Disambiguation of Historical currencies: 27 35 38 Disambiguation of Hundred: 37 29 34 Disambiguation of Mozambique: 8 40 52 Disambiguation of Portugal: 5 7 87 Disambiguation of Puerto Rico: 3 6 92 Disambiguation of São Tomé and Príncipe: 8 15 78 Disambiguation of Venezuela: 0 0 100

Inflected forms

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