Vigésimo (en. Twentieth)

/biˈxesimo/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish
adjective
It is the number twenty.
The twentieth day of the month is a Friday.
El vigésimo día del mes es un viernes.
Related to the twentieth position in a sequence.
She placed twentieth in the competition.
Ella quedó en el vigésimo puesto de la competencia.
Indicates the position in a ranking.
Their team is in twentieth place on the table.
Su equipo se encuentra en el vigésimo lugar en la tabla.

Etymology

From Latin 'vicesimus', which means 'twenty' from 'viceni', meaning 'twenty each'.

Common Phrases and Expressions

twentieth anniversary
The company's twentieth anniversary was celebrated with a big party.
vigésimo aniversario
twentieth part
They only gave me a twentieth of what I earned.
vigésima parte

Related Words

vigésima
Ordinal number indicating the twentieth place in a series.
vigésima
veinte
Cardinal number that precedes twenty-one.
veinte

Slang Meanings

Colloquial expression to refer to something that is additional or extra.
That party was the twentieth extra of the week.
Esa fiesta fue el vigésimo extra de la semana.
Used to describe an unusual or special event that occurs every twenty times.
This year's meeting is the twentieth big event of the club.
La reunión de este año es el vigésimo gran evento del club.