"cêntimo" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cêntimos [plural]
Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Portuguese cêntimo. Etymology templates: {{ubor|en|pt|cêntimo}} Unadapted borrowing from Portuguese cêntimo Head templates: {{en-noun}} cêntimo (plural cêntimos)
  1. Alternative form of centimo in Portuguese context. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: centimo in Portuguese context
    Sense id: en-cêntimo-en-noun-E~HyXoei Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 85 8 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 78 11 11

Inflected forms

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