This is the 9299th most frequent Portuguese word.
centena
"Centena" means "a hundred" in English.
The word 'centena' here indicates a quantity, specifically a hundred, utilized to describe the approximate number of books.
Existem mais de uma centena de livros na biblioteca.
There are more than a hundred books in the library.
In this sentence, 'centena' refers to the duration of time spanning a century, emphasizing the word's utility in measuring temporal intervals.
Uma centena de anos se passou desde aquele evento histórico.
A hundred years have passed since that historical event.
Here, 'centena' is used in a collective sense to denote the numerous discoveries made, highlighting the magnitude of the find.