dozzina

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Italian

Etymology

Likely borrowed from Occitan dotzena, from Old Occitan dotzena, from dotze, from Vulgar Latin *dōdeci, from Latin duodecim.

Displaced earlier dodicina natively derived from dodici, which originates from the same Vulgar Latin source..

Pronunciation

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Noun

dozzina f (plural dozzine)

  1. dozen (twelve or about twelve)

Usage notes

  • This term is always used for eggs. For other items it is more usual to use decina.
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