noventa

/noˈbenta/ · B2 · num

ninety

9️⃣0️⃣ noventa = nove (nine) + -nta (tens suffix) → nine tens = 90

Spanish builds tens from the unit plus -nta, as in cuarenta, cincuenta, sesenta, setenta. Noventa comes from Latin nōnāgintā, linked to nueve (nine). The b sound in the pronunciation is just how Spanish v is spoken.

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