Pronunciation: (sen-tä'vō; Sp. sen-tä'vô), [key]
—pl. -vosPronunciation: (-vōz; Sp. -vôs). [key]
the 100th part of the monetary units of various nations, including Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Cape Verde, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guinea-Bissau, Honduras, Mexico, Mozambique, Nicaragua, Peru, the Philippines, and Portugal.
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