cinquantaine

French

Etymology

From cinquante +‎ -aine.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɛ̃.kɑ̃.tɛn/

Noun

cinquantaine f (plural cinquantaines)

1. about 50, 50 or so

Related terms

• centaine, dizaine, douzaine, huitaine, quarantaine, quinzaine, soixantaine, trentaine, vingtaine

Further reading

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