quinzena

Catalan

Etymology

From quinze (“fifteen”) + -ena (“feminine ordinal suffix”)

Adjective

quinzena

  1. feminine singular of quinzè

Noun

quinzena f (plural quinzenes)

  1. A set of fifteen like objects.
  2. A period of fifteen consecutive days.
  3. fortnight

Usage notes

While the literal meaning of quinzena as a period of time is fifteen days, it is also used to describe just two weeks with 14 days or the period from the 16th day of a month to the last day of the month, which can be from 13 to 16 days long.

Old Spanish

Adjective

quinzena

  1. feminine singular of quinzeno

Portuguese

Noun

quinzena f (plural quinzenas)

  1. A period of fifteen consecutive days.
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