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oitava

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
oita-va
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A traditional Portuguese unit of dry measure, equivalent to 1.6–2.4 liters in different 19th-century contexts.

noun

A traditional Portuguese unit of mass, usually equivalent to 3.6 grams.

noun

A traditional Brazilian unit of weight, equivalent to 17.44 carats, typically used for gold and precious stones.

Etymology

From Portuguese oitava, from Old Galician-Portuguese oitavo, from Latin octāvus (“eighth”), q.v., in reference to it making up one-eighth of the alqueire (Portuguese bushel) or onça (Portuguese ounce). Doublet of octave, octavo, and ochava.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: oitava, oitavo, octāvus

Inflected Forms

oitavas (plural) outava (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

celamim (1⁄4 oitava) maquia (1⁄2 oitava) quarta (2 oitavas) alqueire (8 oitavas) grao (1⁄72 oitava) vintem (1⁄32 oitava) quilate (1⁄18 oitava) escropulo (1⁄3 oitava)

Synonyms

eighth

Questions

What does oitava mean?
A traditional Portuguese unit of dry measure, equivalent to 1.6–2.4 liters in different 19th-century contexts.
Where does oitava come from?
It is traced to Portuguese.

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