hundred

[/ˈhʌndrəd/]

noun/adjective/numeralpl: hundreds

cem/cento

1. The number 100; ten times ten

There are one hundred students in the auditorium.

Há cem estudantes no auditório.

2. A group or set of one hundred things or people

Hundreds of people attended the concert.

Centenas de pessoas compareceram ao concerto.

3. A subdivision of a shire or county in medieval England

The hundred was governed by a local official.

A centena era governada por um oficial local.

NYC Slang

a hundred / hundred bucks (referring to $100)

Synonyms

Regional Variations

General Brazilian

cem/cento

Cem is used before nouns or alone; cento is used in compounds like 'cento e um'

São Paulo

cem/cento

Standard usage, same as general Brazilian Portuguese

Rio de Janeiro

cem/cento

Standard usage with occasional colloquial variations

Portugal

cem/cento

Same as Brazilian Portuguese; cento used in compounds

a hundred percent - completely; entirely (cem por cento)

hundreds and thousands - a vast number (centenas e milhares)

not in a hundred years - never (nunca em cem anos)

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