Spanish word

cinco

Pronunciation

IPA/ˈθiŋko/

Meaning

  • numberfive

Example

¿Cuánto es dos más tres? — Es cinco.

How much is two plus three? It's five.

Illustration for cinco (five)

More examples

Quedamos a las cinco.

Let's meet at five o'clock.

Core concept

A hand showing five spread fingers.

Common phrases

  • a las cinco

    at five o'clock

  • cinco minutos

    five minutes

  • por cinco euros

    for five euros

  • de cinco años

    five years old

  • cinco personas

    five people

Similar words

uno: A single item or unit.
dos: An exact quantity of two items.
tres: An exact quantity of three items.
cuatro: An exact quantity of four items.

Definition in Spanish

Señala la cantidad cinco y sirve para contar elementos, fijar precios, edades y horas.

Word origin

Derived from Latin quinque, passing through Old Spanish cinko and regular medieval sound changes to yield modern cinco.

Usage tips

  • When telling time Spanish commonly uses the definite article (son las cinco), and the letter c before i is pronounced [θ] in Spain but [s] in most of Latin America.

Related words

  • quintofifthadjective
  • quintetoquintetnoun

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