English Explanatory Dictionary

covado

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A traditional Portuguese unit of length, usually about equal to 0.6 meters and approximating the length of a forearm and hand.

Word forms

covado covados

Etymology

From Portuguese côvado, from Old Galician-Portuguese côbedo, from Latin cubitum (“cubit”). Doublet of cubit and codo.

Synonyms

Portuguese cubit cubit
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