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pulgada

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pul-ga-da
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A traditional Spanish unit of length, equivalent to about 2.3 cm

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: pulgada, *pollicata, pollicaris

Inflected Forms

pulgadas (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

punto (1⁄144 pulgada) linea (1⁄12 pulgada) dedo (3⁄4 pulgada) coto (4+1⁄2 pulgadas) sesma (6 pulgadas) palmo (9 pulgadas) pie (12 pulgadas) codo (18 pulgadas)

Synonyms

Spanish inch inch

Questions

What does pulgada mean?
A traditional Spanish unit of length, equivalent to about 2.3 cm
Where does pulgada come from?
It is traced to Spanish.

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