dozzina

Italian

Etymology

Likely borrowed from Occitan dotzena, from Old Occitan dotzena, from dotze, from Vulgar Latin *dōdeci, from Latin duodecim.

Displaced earlier dodicina natively derived from dodici, which originates from the same Vulgar Latin source.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dodˈd͡zi.na/
• Rhymes: -ina
• Hyphenation: doz‧zì‧na

Noun

dozzina f (plural dozzine)

1. dozen (twelve or about twelve)

Usage notes

• This term is always used for eggs. For other items it is more usual to use decina.