n. 1. pl. cen·tes·i·mos A unit of currency equal to 1/100 of the primary unit in Panama and Uruguay. 2. pl. cen·tes·i·mi (-mē′) A former unit of Italian currency, equal to 1/100 of a lira. [Spanish centésimo, hundredth, from Latin centēsimus; see CENTESIMAL. Sense 2, from Italian centesimo, hundredth, from Latin centēsimus.] |
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