English Explanatory Dictionary

legua

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Spanish league, a traditional Spanish unit of distance equivalent to about 4.2 km.
  2. Portuguese league, a traditional Portuguese unit of distance, variously reckoned as 4444.4, 5555.6, or 6172.8 m.

Word forms

legua leguas

Etymology

From Spanish legua (“Spanish league”) and Portuguese légua (“Portuguese league”), from Late Latin leuga and leuca (“Gaulish league, distance of one hour's walking”), from Gaulish, from Proto-Celtic *lougā. Doublet of league.

Synonyms

Spanish league league Portuguese league
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