medio

1 of 2

noun

me·​dio

ˈmā(ˌ)dyō

plural -s

: a coin representing one half of any of various Latin-American units of currency (such as a half real)

medio-

2 of 2

see medi-

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Spanish, from medio, adjective, middle, half, from Latin medius

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