The céntimo or was a currency unit of Spain and other countries which were historically influenced by Spain or Portugal (written as cêntimo). The word derived from the Latin Centum meaning "hundred". The main Spanish currency (pre-euro) was the peseta which was divided into 100 céntimos.
Céntimo is one hundredth of the following basic monetary units:
In Spanish, céntimo is the common way of describing the euro cent.
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