quincena.
a period of fifteen days
Meaning & usage
a period of fifteen days
a half month period, specially applied for wage payment
wage payment amount (in a half month period)
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe Proto-Italic *kʷenkʷe Latin quīnque Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥ Proto-Italic *dekəm Latin decem Latin quīndecim Old Spanish quinze ▲ Latin quīndecim Old Spanish quindze Spanish quince Spanish -ena Spanish quincena From quince (“fifteen”) + -ena.
feminine singular of quinceno
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe Proto-Italic *kʷenkʷe Latin quīnque Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥ Proto-Italic *dekəm Latin decem Latin quīndecim Old Spanish quinze ▲ Latin quīndecim Old Spanish quindze Spanish quince Spanish -ena Spanish quincena From quince (“fifteen”) + -ena.
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