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dezena.

ten (set or group with ten elements)

6 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/deˈzẽ.nɐ/Brazil/dɨˈze.nɐ/Portugal/ˈd͡ze.nɐ/Portugal
  1. ten (set or group with ten elements)

    feminine
  2. dozen (a large number)

    feminine · informal
    Já te disse isso uma dezena de vezes!
Where this word comes from

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

adj/deˈzẽ.nɐ/Brazil/dɨˈze.nɐ/Portugal/ˈd͡ze.nɐ/Portugal
  1. feminine singular of dezeno

    feminine · form-of · singular
Where this word comes from

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

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