Cento
One hundred
Language note: 'Cento' in numbers signifies 'century', making it timeless!
Culture note: In Italy, 'cento giorni' (100 days) refers to the tradition where students countdown 100 days before exams.
Context: Finally, arriving home, her mother asks if she’s bought one hundred items as she planned.
Word-by-Word Breakdown
Cento
[CHEN-toh]
One Hundred
A number equivalent to ten times ten or a century.
Ci sono cento studenti nella scuola.
There are one hundred students in the school.
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