Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

polegada

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pole-ga-da
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A traditional Portuguese unit of length, usually about equal to 2.8 cm.

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Portuguese

Word Breakdown

Root: polegada, *pollicāta, pollicāris

Inflected Forms

polegadas (plural) pollegada (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

ponto (1⁄144 polegada) linha (1⁄12 polegada) grao (1⁄6 polegada) dedo (2⁄3 polegada) palmo (8 polegadas) Portuguese foot (12 polegadas) covado (24 or 24+3⁄4 polegadas) vara (40 polegadas)

Synonyms

Portuguese inch inch

Questions

What does polegada mean?: A traditional Portuguese unit of length, usually about equal to 2.8 cm.
Where does polegada come from?: It is traced to Portuguese.

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