Quinientos (en. Five hundred)

/kinjentos/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish
noun
Natural number that follows four hundred ninety-nine and precedes five hundred one.
The building cost five hundred thousand euros.
El edificio costó quinientos mil euros.
In some contexts, it also refers to a quantity of items, money, or things in general.
We received five hundred packages of merchandise.
Recibimos quinientos paquetes de mercancía.

Etymology

It comes from the Latin 'quingenti', which means five hundred.

Common Phrases and Expressions

five hundred to one
It refers to a proportional relationship of 500 to 1.
quinientos a uno
five hundred pesos
Amount of 500 units in Mexican currency.
quinientos pesos

Related Words

fifty
Number that represents the value of 50.
cincuenta
thousand
Number that represents the value of 1000.
mil

Slang Meanings

An amount that is considered large.
For that amount, it’s surely five hundred.
Por esa cantidad, seguro que son quinientos.
Something that is easy or simple.
This is as easy as five hundred.
Esto es tan fácil como quinientos.