Polyglot Dictionary

centavo

/senˈtaβo/

el noun B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
los centavos

Meaning

  1. cent

    • No tengo ni un centavo.

      I don't have a single cent.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

céntimo

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 centavo mean?

2 Fill the gap: No tengo ni un ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches centavo?

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