polegada

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English

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Etymology

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From Portuguese polegada (inch), from Vulgar Latin *pollicāta, from Latin pollicāris (of or related to a thumb), from pollex (thumb) + -āris (-ary: forming adjectives).

Noun

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polegada (plural polegadas)

  1. (historical, measure) A traditional Portuguese unit of length, usually about equal to 2.8 cm.

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese polegada, from Vulgar Latin *pollicāta, unit of length derived from Latin pollex (thumb). Compare Galician and Spanish pulgada. As an English unit, a calque of English inch.

Pronunciation

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  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /pu.lɨˈɡa.dɐ/ [pu.lɨˈɣa.ðɐ], /polˈɡa.dɐ/ [poɫˈɣa.ðɐ], /pɔlˈɡa.dɐ/ [pɔɫˈɣa.ðɐ]

  • Hyphenation: po‧le‧ga‧da

Noun

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polegada f (plural polegadas)

  1. American or English inch, a unit of length equal to 2.54 cm
  2. (historical) polegada, Portuguese inch, a historical unit of length about equal to 2.8 cm
  3. (historical) square polegada, a historical unit of area about equal to 7.8 cm²
  4. (historical) cubic polegada, a historical unit of volume about equal to 22 cm³, particularly used in measuring timber

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  • (English unit of length): (12 polegadas), jarda (36 polegadas)
  • (Portuguese unit of length): ponto (1144 polegada), linha (112 polegada), grão (16 polegada), dedo (23 polegada), palmo (8 polegadas), (12 polegadas), côvado (24 or 24+34 polegadas), vara (40 polegadas), passo (60 polegadas), toesa (72 polegadas), braça (80 polegadas)
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