dezena

Old Spanish

Adjective

dezena

  1. feminine singular of dezeno

Portuguese

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin decēna.[1] By surface analysis, dez (“ten”) +‎ -ena. Compare Spanish decena, French dizaine, and Italian decina.

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /deˈzẽ.nɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /deˈze.na/

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ze.nɐ/
  • Hyphenation: de‧ze‧na

Noun

dezena f (plural dezenas)

  1. ten (set or group with ten elements)
    Synonyms: dezeno, (chiefly for year) década
  2. (informal) dozen (a large number)
    Já te disse isso uma dezena de vezes! ― I told you that a dozen times already!

Adjective

dezena

  1. feminine singular of dezeno

References
  1. “dezena” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
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