centimo

Tiny Spanish coin

A centimo is a monetary unit equal to one hundredth of the basic currency in various Spanish-speaking countries and the Philippines.

The term parallels cent in English-speaking countries: The price came to forty-seven pesos and twenty centimos.

Spelled céntimo in Spanish.

coin

peso

Latin American currency

  • euroShared continental currency
  • pesetaFormer Spanish currency
  • escudoFormer Portuguese coin

denomination · copper · bronze · nickel · alloy · mint · circulation · change · pocket · metallic

regional

Spain

Iberian Peninsula country

Paraguay · Peru · Andorra · Latin America · peseta · sol

value

small

Limited in size

trifling · negligible · insignificant · meager · paltry · nominal · trivial · cheap · inexpensive · affordable

Opposites
monetary denomination value

centimoeuro

Shared continental currency

million · billion · peso · fortune · wealth

Family

percentile, centime, centimos

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G