English Explanatory Dictionary

pulgada

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

pulgada pulgadas

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.

Synonyms

Spanish inch inch
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