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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesquinhentos
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /kĩˈkwẽtɾu/
"O custo total foi de quinhentos reais."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Equivalent to the product of five and one hundred; the cardinal number equal to 500.
"The stadium was filled with over five hundred enthusiastic fans."
- 1
A group or collection consisting of five hundred units or members.
"A five hundred of bricks was delivered to the construction site."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old English 'fīf' (from Proto-Germanic *fimf) combined with 'hunderd' (from Proto-Germanic *hundraþan, meaning a large number). The term has maintained its fundamental mathematical value across centuries of Germanic language evolution.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Five hundred" is said worldwide
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cinq cents
Transliteration: /sɛ̃k sɑ̃/
"Il y a cinq cents personnes dans la salle."
fünfhundert
Transliteration: /ˈfʏnfˌhʊndɐt/
"Das Buch kostet fünfhundert Euro."
cinquecento
Transliteration: /tʃiŋkweˈtʃɛnto/
"La biblioteca ha cinquecento libri rari."
quinientos
Transliteration: /kiˈnjen.tos/
"El pueblo tiene quinientos habitantes."
quinhentos
Transliteration: /kĩˈkwẽtɾu/
"O custo total foi de quinhentos reais."
पाँच सौ
Transliteration: paanch sau
"मेरे पास पाँच सौ रुपये हैं।"
五百
Transliteration: wǔ bǎi
"这本书有五百页。"
오백
Transliteration: obaek
"그 건물은 오백 년 전에 지어졌습니다."
五百
Transliteration: gohaku
"庭に五百本の木があります。"
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