Etymology

From Old Portuguese cinquaenta, from Latin quīnquāgintā, from Proto-Indo-European *penkʷēḱomt, from earlier *pénkʷe-(d)ḱomt ‎(“five-ten”).

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sĩ.ˈkwẽ.tɐ/
• Hyphenation: cin‧quen‧ta