Spanish Conversation · Level 71
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Spanish word
décima
Pronunciation
IPA/ˈdeθima/
Meaning
- feminine nounone tenth
Example
Solo tengo una décima de la tarta.
I only have one tenth of the cake.
More examples
El descuento fue de una décima del coste.
The discount was one tenth of the cost.
Core concept
One equal part when a whole is divided into ten.
Common phrases
una décima de la tarta
one tenth of the cake
una décima del coste
one tenth of the cost
Similar words
décima parte: One tenth explicitly named as a part of a whole.
décimo: An item or person in the tenth position in a sequence.
parte: A piece or segment taken from a whole.
porción: A serving or share of something, often food.
Definition in Spanish
Una de las diez partes iguales en que se divide algo; por extensión, la posición décima o una estrofa compuesta por diez versos.
Word origin
Derived from Latin decima 'tenth part' from decimus 'tenth', it originally denoted a tenth share and later extended to the tenth position and to a stanza of ten lines.
Usage tips
- For clarity in speech many speakers say una décima parte or un décimo rather than only una décima, and as a fraction it equals ten percent or 0.1.