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quinto.

fifth

6 characters2 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈkinto/[ˈkĩn̪.t̪o]
  1. fifth

    numeral · ordinal
Where this word comes from

From Latin quintus. Pushed out Old Spanish cinquén(o), quintén(o) in line with the re-Latinization of many other numerals – compare Ladino sinkeno. The meanings “18-year-old boy” and “conscript” comes from the days of King John II of Castile, who decreed that one boy in five were obliged to serve in the army.

noun/ˈkinto/[ˈkĩn̪.t̪o]
  1. fifth, ¹⁄₅

    masculine
  2. a boy who takes part in any of various rites of passage upon turning 18 in various towns in Spain

    masculine
  3. a small beer bottle

    Catalonia · masculine · slang
  4. conscript

    Spain · masculine · obsolete
Where this word comes from

From Latin quintus. Pushed out Old Spanish cinquén(o), quintén(o) in line with the re-Latinization of many other numerals – compare Ladino sinkeno. The meanings “18-year-old boy” and “conscript” comes from the days of King John II of Castile, who decreed that one boy in five were obliged to serve in the army.

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