quarante-douze
French, number/ka.ʁɑ̃t.duz/
quarante-douze is spelled Q-U-A-R-A-N-T-E-D-O-U-Z-E (13 letters). Quarante-douze is a French number meaning “An indefinite large number: umpteen, eleventy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does quarante-douze mean in English?
number
- 1
colloquialAn indefinite large number: umpteen, eleventy
- 2
informalfifty-two
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Nombre fictif indéterminé représentant une grande valeur. 2. Cinquante-deux.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce quarante-douze?
- /ka.ʁɑ̃t.duz/
- \ka.ʁɑ̃t.duz\
- [ka.ʁɑ̃t.duz]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.