veintena

a score (about twenty)

noun bayn-TEH-nah Rare

Origin: From veinte (twenty) + the collective suffix -ena.

Usage Note

Veintena is a collective numeral noun meaning 'a group of around twenty', parallel to docena (dozen) and decena (ten). It is often used with una to express approximation: una veintena de personas ('about twenty people'). It is always feminine.

Examples

"Una veintena de personas asistió al acto."

Natural Translation

About twenty people attended the event.

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