dezena
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Old Spanish[edit]
Adjective[edit]
dezena
Portuguese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Semi-learned borrowing from Latin decēna.[1] By surface analysis, dez (“ten”) + -ena. Compare Spanish decena, French dizaine, and Italian decina.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
dezena f (plural dezenas)
- ten (set or group with ten elements)
- (informal) dozen (a large number)
- Já te disse isso uma dezena de vezes! ― I told you that a dozen times already!
Adjective[edit]
dezena
References[edit]
- ^ “dezena” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
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