Decena (en. Ten)

/deˈθena/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

noun

Quantity equivalent to ten.

I bought a dozen eggs.

Compré una decena de huevos.

Group of ten elements considered together.

There were a dozen balloons at the party.

En la fiesta había una decena de globos.

Sequence of ten numbers in a count.

I counted to ten before starting.

Conté hasta la decena antes de empezar.

From the Latin 'decena', which means 'ten'.

decade of years

Period of ten years.

decena de años

ten things

Reference to a quantity of ten items.

decena de cosas

count by tens

Counting by grouping in groups of ten.

contar por decenas

decad

Period of ten years.

decad

tenth

Occupying the tenth place.

décimo

long dozen

Group of more than ten units, often used in informal contexts.

decena larga

Used to refer colloquially to a large group.

That party had a dozen people, it was great!

Esa fiesta tuvo una decena de personas, ¡fue genial!

Sometimes used to refer to an unnecessary or excessive amount.

You brought a dozen products, we don't need that much.

Trajiste una decena de productos, no necesitamos tanto.