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ochenta

eighty

numeral oh-CHEN-tah Rare

Usage Note

Ochenta is invariable in gender, like all Spanish tens. It derives from Latin octuaginta. The phrase más de ochenta appears frequently in statistical contexts, and ochenta y tantos is an informal way to say 'eighty-something'. For compound numbers, units follow with y: ochenta y cinco.

Examples

"Mi abuelo tiene ochenta años."

Natural Translation

My grandfather is eighty years old.

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