trece

/ˈtɾeθe/ · B2 · num

thirteen

1️⃣3️⃣ trece sounds like TRAY-say: a tray holds thirteen, say it

Trece comes from Latin tredecim (tres + decem), meaning three plus ten. Spot the tre- at the start, matching tres (three), and you can read trece as three-and-ten.

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