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céntimo

nounBeginnerHigh frequency

What does “céntimo” mean in English?

  1. cent, centime

Example sentences

  • Cuesta cincuenta céntimos.

    It costs fifty cents.

  • Diez céntimos faltan para un euro.

    Ten cents short of a euro.

  • Tengo solo dos céntimos.

    I have only two cents.

How to use it

Céntimo means 'cent' (1/100 of a euro). Masculine: el céntimo. Plural céntimos. Carries an accent on the é.

Common mistake

Stress on antepenult: CÉN-ti-mo. Same accent rule as número, médico — keep the accent in plural too.

Topics

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Reference

This entry’s teaching guidance follows A New Reference Grammar of Modern Spanish (Butt, Benjamin & Moreira Rodríguez, Routledge), 1.