Veintiocho (en. Twenty-eight)

/bain̪tioˈtʃo/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish
noun
The figure that represents the quantity 28.
I have twenty-eight apples in the basket.
Tengo veintiocho manzanas en la cesta.
The number of a set that contains twenty-eight elements.
The team consists of twenty-eight players.
El equipo está formado por veintiocho jugadores.
The twenty-eighth position in an order.
She placed twenty-eighth in the ranking.
Ella quedó en la veintiocho en la clasificación.

Etymology

From Latin 'duodetriginta', which means 'two and thirty'.

Common Phrases and Expressions

two twenty-eights
Expression used to refer to a very complicated situation.
dos veintiochos
at twenty-eight
Reference to a person who is 28 years old.
a veintiocho

Related Words

twenty-seven
Natural number that precedes twenty-eight.
veintisiete
twenty-nine
Natural number that follows twenty-eight.
veintinueve

Slang Meanings

Refers to a party with twenty-eight guests.
The birthday party was a twenty-eight.
La fiesta de cumpleaños fue un veintiocho.