quinientos
/kiˈnjentos/ · B2 · num
five hundred
💯 quinientos = quini (from quinque, five) + ientos (hundreds) → five hundred
Latin quingenti 'five hundred' comes from quinque 'five' + centum 'hundred'. Spanish kept the quin- (five) start, and -ientos echoes ciento 'hundred' in the plural. Say it as 'kee-NYEN-tohs': five + hundreds.