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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