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"Penny" is a noun which is often translated as "el centavo", and "dime" is a noun which is often translated as "la moneda de diez centavos". Learn more about the difference between "penny" and "dime" below.
penny(
peh
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ni
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. el centavo (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The penny has a profile of Abraham Lincoln on it.En la moneda de un centavo, hay un perfil de Abraham Lincoln.
b. el céntimo (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The bill comes out to ten dollars and a penny.El total de la cuenta es diez dólares y un céntimo.
a. el penique (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Excuse me, but you've dropped a penny.Disculpe, pero se le ha caído un penique.
dime(
daym
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. la moneda de diez centavos (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I found a dime on my way home.Encontré una moneda de diez centavos de camino a mi casa.
