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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