sestercio
Spanish, noun/sesˈteɾθjo/
sestercio is spelled S-E-S-T-E-R-C-I-O (9 letters) and appears about once in every 71 million words in written Spanish, the 292,142nd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Sestercio is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “sestertius (Roman coin)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does sestercio mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinesestertius (Roman coin)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Moneda de la antigua Roma, primero de plata y luego de bronce, que equivalía a un cuarto de denario.
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 sestercio
- sestercios plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce sestercio?
- /sesˈteɾθjo/
- [sesˈt̪eɾ.θjo]
- /sesˈteɾsjo/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to sestercio
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is sestercio in Spanish?
sestercio appears about once in every 71 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).