centavo en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- /sɛnˈtɑːvoʊ/
Etymology
Borrowed from Portuguese and Spanish centavo.
Meanings
- Currency unit (hundredth of a peso) in Mexico.
- 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).
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| centavos | Number=Plur | lexicographic |