vingtaine

English

Etymology

From French vingtaine.

Noun

vingtaine (plural vingtaines)

1. (Jersey) A subdivision of a parish, corresponding to a cueillette in the parish of Saint Ouen.

French

Etymology

From vingt +‎ -aine.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɛ̃.tɛn/
• Rhymes: -ɛn

Noun

vingtaine f (plural vingtaines)

1. about twenty

Related terms

• vingt
• centaine
• cinquantaine
• dizaine
• douzaine
• huitaine
• quarantaine
• quinzaine
• soixantaine
• trentaine

Further reading

• “vingtaine”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.