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centavo definition

cen·tavo (sen tä′vō)

noun pl. centavos -·vos

a monetary unit of various countries, equal to of the basic unit

Etymology: Sp, a hundredth < L centum, hundred

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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