different between centner vs centimo

English

Etymology

Probably from Lower German Zentner, comparable to the hundredweight.

Noun

centner (plural centners)

1. A unit of weight with different actual definitions in parts of Germany and Scandinavia, typically 100 local pounds.
2. A nonstandard metric unit of weight equal to 100 kilograms, commonly used as an agricultural measure in Eastern Bloc countries (similar to a bushel.)

Translations

Related terms

• cent
• centavo m
• centesimal
• centesimo m
• centiem m
• centigram
• centiliter
• centimo m

Swedish

Noun

centner c

1. A hundredweight, quintal (100 lbs, 42.5 kg)

Declension

Anagrams

• centern, centren

English

Etymology

From Spanish céntimo, French centime, from Latin centesimus 'one hundredth', from centum 'hundred'

Noun

centimo (plural centimos)

1. A cent, i.e. ¹?₁₀₀, of certain (mainly historic) Iberian and Latin American currencies, and presently of the Euro (coinage version in Spanish), as a coin or theoretic value

Related terms

• cent
• centavo m
• centesimal
• centesimo m
• centigram
• centiliter
• centiem m
• centner

Anagrams

• Metonic, entomic, nemotic, tonemic