céntimo

/ˈsentimo/

el noun B1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
céntimos

Meaning

  1. cent

    • No tengo ni un céntimo.

      I don't have a cent.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

centavo

centavo and céntimo are close synonyms for "cent"; centavo is used in Latin American currencies, céntimo in Spain and some other currencies.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

centavo

centavo is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "cent."

Practice

1 What does céntimo mean?

2 Fill the gap: No tengo ni un ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches céntimo?

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