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Meaning of centavo | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
sɛnˈtɑːvoʊ

Definitions

  1. Currency unit (hundredth of a peso) in Mexico.
  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).
  3. 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).
    historical

Equivalents

Français centavo
Português centavo

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

centbucridine centchroman CENTCOM centelloside centenar Centenarian

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