dúzia

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese ducea, from a Vulgar Latin *duocina[1] or ducēna,[2] both ultimately from Latin duodecim (“twelve”).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈdu.zi.ɐ/ [ˈdu.zɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ˈdu.zjɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈdu.zi.a/ [ˈdu.zɪ.a], (faster pronunciation) /ˈdu.zja/

  • Rhymes: -uziɐ, (faster pronunciation) -uzjɐ
  • Hyphenation: dú‧zi‧a

Noun

dúzia f (plural dúzias)

  1. dozen (group of twelve)
    Synonyms: dozena, dozeno

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ “dúzia”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
  2. ^ “dúzia”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
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