ochenta
/oˈt͡ʃenta/ · B2 · num
eighty
8️⃣0️⃣ sounds like oh-CHEN-ta: 'oh, chin tucked' at 80
Ochenta comes from Latin octōginta (8 × 10): the 'oct' became 'och'. Link it to octopus, which has eight limbs, to recall the 8 in eighty.
/oˈt͡ʃenta/ · B2 · num
eighty
8️⃣0️⃣ sounds like oh-CHEN-ta: 'oh, chin tucked' at 80
Ochenta comes from Latin octōginta (8 × 10): the 'oct' became 'och'. Link it to octopus, which has eight limbs, to recall the 8 in eighty.