centeno

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Latin

Numeral

centēnō

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of centēnus

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /θenˈteno/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /senˈteno/
  • Rhymes: -eno
  • Syllabification: cen‧te‧no

Etymology 1

Inherited from Late Latin centēnum (rye, literally something gathered hundred each), from Latin centēnus (hundred each), from centum (hundred).

Noun

centeno m (plural centenos)

  1. rye

Etymology 2

From Latin centēnus.

Adjective

centeno (feminine centena, masculine plural centenos, feminine plural centenas)

  1. hundredth

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