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cinquanta

fifty

numeral cheen-KWAHN-tah Less Common

Origin: from Latin 'quinquaginta'

Usage Note

Cinquanta is fifty and, like all tens above twenty, it is invariable. It drops its final vowel before uno and otto: cinquantuno, cinquantotto. The plural-looking gli anni Cinquanta refers to 'the 1950s'.

Examples

"Ho cinquanta euro in tasca."

Natural Translation

I have fifty euros in my pocket.

Literal Translation

I-have fifty euros in pocket.

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