cien por ciento

Spanish

Etymology

cien + por ciento.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌθjem poɾ ˈθjento/ [ˌθjẽm poɾ ˈθjẽn̪.t̪o] (Spain)
  • IPA(key): /ˌsjem poɾ ˈsjento/ [ˌsjẽm poɾ ˈsjẽn̪.t̪o] (Latin America, Philippines)
  • Syllabification: cien por cien‧to

Adverb

cien por ciento

  1. to a complete extent; one hundred percent; completely; utterly; fully
    Synonym: (Mexico) al cien
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