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Definition of: centavo
(sen·tä′vō) noun plural ·vos (-vōz, Sp. -vōs)
1. A small nickel or copper coin of the Philippines, Mexico, and other countries of Latin America, usually equal to the hundredth part of a peso.
2. A similar coin of Portugal and Brazil, equal to the hundredth part of an escudo. [<Sp.]
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