Spanish word

centenar

Pronunciation

IPA/θenteˈnaɾ/

Meaning

  • masculine nounclose to a hundred

Example

Llegaron un centenar de personas a la fiesta.

Close to a hundred people arrived at the party.

Illustration for centenar (close to a hundred)

More examples

Casi un centenar de estudiantes participaron en el taller.

Nearly a hundred students participated in the workshop.

Core concept

A loose group of about one hundred people or things.

Common phrases

  • casi un centenar de

    nearly a hundred

  • alrededor de un centenar de

    about a hundred

Similar words

cantidad: An amount or quantity that does not specify a precise number.
multitud: A large gathering of people forming a crowd.
montón: A large informal pile or number of things or people.
docena: A set of twelve items commonly grouped together as one unit.

Definition in Spanish

Designa una cantidad cercana a cien, frecuente en expresiones como 'un centenar de ...' para indicar un orden de magnitud y no un conteo exacto.

Word origin

From Latin centenarius, from centum 'hundred', the word denotes an approximate group or quantity of about one hundred.

Usage tips

  • Commonly used to express order of magnitude (about 100) in informal descriptions, not for precise counts in formal or statistical contexts.

Other meanings

  • around a hundrednoun
  • about a hundrednoun

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