cento

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A hotchpotch, a mixture; especially a piece made up of quotations from other authors, or a poem containing individual lines from other poems.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-cento.wav

Word forms

cento centos centones

Etymology

From Latin cento (“patchwork garment”).

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