Usage Note
Ocho is invariable for gender. It appears in the set phrase dar la vuelta al mundo en ochenta días and in everyday time-telling: las ocho de la mañana. The compound dieciocho (eighteen) fuses diez + y + ocho into a single written word.
Examples
"La reunión dura ocho horas."
Natural Translation
The meeting lasts eight hours.
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