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/

• (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/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈdu.zjɐ/

• Hyphenation: dú‧zi‧a

Noun

dúzia f (plural dúzias)

1. dozen (group of twelve)

   Synonym: dozena

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