cinco

Fingers in Spanish

Cinco is Spanish for five.

In American English, it appears almost exclusively in Cinco de Mayo, the Mexican holiday commemorating a 19th-century military victory, celebrated on May 5th.

The holiday has become an occasion for Mexican food, drink, and festivities in the United States.

prefix

pentagon

Five-sided closed figure

quintuple · quintuplets · quintet · quintessence · quinquennial · pentacle · pentane · quinquagenarian

numeral

five

Four plus one

ordinal · count · tally · arithmetic · sequence · integer · even · prime · Roman numeral · V

cuisine

tacos

Filled folded tortillas

tequila · margaritas · churros · tamales · enchiladas · pozole · elote · carnitas · horchata · jalapeño

celebration

Puebla

Mexican state and city

  • 1862Mid-nineteenth century date
  • FrenchOf or from Paris's nation
  • victoryDefeating an opponent

fiesta · heritage · tradition · festival · parade · mariachi · commemoration · independence · liberation · military

multiples

quince

Aromatic pome for cooking

Categories
Opposites
numerical position

cincouno

Romance language numeral

zero · one · none · nada · mil

quantity scale

cincozero

Numerical absence of quantity

million · infinity · mil · nada

quantity/amount

cinconada

Borrowed zero

muchos · todos

Phrases
Family

quint

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Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G