centavo

• Moneda fraccionaria utilizada en varios países, como Brasil, Argentina, México, Filipinas y otros, que generalmente equivale a la centésima parte de la unidad monetaria principal.

A fractional monetary unit used in several countries, including Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, the Philippines, and others, typically equal to one hundredth of the basic currency unit.

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   A small coin or monetary unit used in several countries, equal to one hundredth of the basic currency unit (such as the peso, real, or escudo).

   Centavo (unidad monetaria)

   • The price of the candy was only fifty centavos.
   • He found a single centavo coin on the street.
   • In Mexico, one peso is divided into one hundred centavos.