catorce

/kaˈtoɾθe/ · B2 · num

fourteen

🔢 catorce = cat + or + say: 'cat, or...' counting to fourteen

Say it as 'ka-TOR-theh'. Link the start to 'cat' and the middle to 'tore': a cat tore through fourteen socks. Etymology: Latin quattuordecim, 'four + ten', so catorce is 4 + 10 = 14.

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