Centavo
Definition & Meaning
Pronunciation /sɛnˈtɑːvoʊ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Centavo is a noun meaning Currency unit (hundredth of a peso) in Mexico.
Meaning
Currency unit (hundredth of a peso) in Mexico.
More Meanings
- 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).
- (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).
Word Forms
- centavos
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include centimo, quetzal, sentimo, centesimo, cent, centime.
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