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docena

dozen

noun doh-SEH-nah Rare
Numbers & Measures Quantities

Origin: From Latin 'duodecim' (twelve) via Old Spanish.

Usage Note

Docena means exactly twelve of something, used like English 'dozen': una docena de huevos ('a dozen eggs'). A docenas or por docenas means 'by the dozen'. The expression docena del fraile ('friar's dozen') refers to thirteen — the Spanish equivalent of 'baker's dozen'.

Examples

"Compró una docena de rosas rojas."

Natural Translation

She bought a dozen red roses.

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