Docenas (en. Dozens)

/doˈθe.nas/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

noun

Quantity equivalent to twelve.

I bought two dozen eggs.

Compré dos docenas de huevos.

It is used to refer to an approximate number of something.

There are dozens of ways to solve that problem.

Hay docenas de maneras de resolver ese problema.

From Latin 'ducena', which means 'twelve'.

by the dozens

Means in large quantities or countless.

a docenas

dozens of

It is used to indicate that there are many units of something.

docenas de

by the dozen

Reference to buying or selling in groups of twelve.

de a docena

dozen

Term that refers to a group of twelve units.

docena

fortnight

Interval of time of fifteen days.

quincena

hundred

Quantity equivalent to one hundred units.

centena

Colloquially refers to a large amount of something.

I have dozens of friends on social media.

Tengo docenas de amigos en redes sociales.