dezena

Old Spanish

Adjective

dezena

1. feminine singular of dezeno

Portuguese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /deˈzẽ.nɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /deˈzẽ.nɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /deˈze.na/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨˈze.nɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ze.nɐ/
• Hyphenation: de‧ze‧na

Noun

dezena f (plural dezenas)

1. ten (set or group with ten elements)

   Synonyms: dezeno, (chiefly for year) década

2. (informal) dozen (a large number)

   Já te disse isso uma dezena de vezes! ― I told you that a dozen times already!

Adjective

dezena

1. feminine singular of dezeno