before vowels quinqu-, word-forming element meaning "five, having five," from Latin quinque "five," by assimilation from PIE root *penkwe- "five."
quince
quincunx
quinella
quinine
quinoa
quinque-
quinquennial
quinsy
quint
quinta
quintain
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