centón
Spanish, noun/θenˈton/
centón is spelled C-E-N-T-Ó-N (6 letters) and appears about once in every 47 million words in written Spanish, the 241,869th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Centón is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “cento” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Lienzo o manta abigarrada, traje hecho con diversos pedazos de género”.
What does centón mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecento
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Manta basta o piel de animales comunes con que antiguamente se cubrían las máquinas de guerra o ingenios militares análogos. 2. Lienzo o manta abigarrada, traje hecho con diversos pedazos de género.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of centón
- centones plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce centón?
- /θenˈton/
- [θẽn̪ˈt̪õn]
- /senˈton/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is centón in Spanish?
centón appears about once in every 47 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).