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)
- dozen (twelve or about twelve)
Usage notes
- This term is always used for eggs. For other items it is more usual to use decina.