quinzena

From quinze (“fifteen”) + -ena (“feminine ordinal suffix”).

• IPA^(key): (Central) [kinˈzɛ.nə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [kinˈzə.nə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [kinˈze.na]

quinzena

1. feminine singular of quinzè

quinzena f (plural quinzenes)

1. a set of fifteen like objects
2. a period of fifteen consecutive days
3. fortnight

While the literal meaning of quinzena as a period of time is fifteen days, it is also used to describe just two weeks with 14 days or the period from the 16th day of a month to the last day of the month, which can be from 13 to 16 days long.

quinzena

1. feminine singular of quinzeno

From quinze (“fifteen”) + -ena. Cognate with Spanish quincena and Catalan quinzena.

• Hyphenation: quin‧ze‧na

quinzena f (plural quinzenas)

1. a period of fifteen consecutive days