escrópulo

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin scrūpulus (“scruple, nagging doubt, ¹⁄₂₄ uncia”), from scrūpus (“sharp stone, anxiety”) + -ulus (“-ule: forming diminutives”). Doublet of escrúpulo. Cognate with Spanish escrúpulo.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /isˈkɾɔ.pu.lu/, /esˈkɾɔ.pu.lu/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʃˈkɾɔ.pu.lu/, /eʃˈkɾɔ.pu.lu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /esˈkɾɔ.pu.lo/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃˈkɾɔ.pu.lu/

Noun

escrópulo m (plural escrópulos)

(historical) escropulo, Portuguese scruple, a small traditional unit of mass, equivalent to about 1.2 g

Coordinate terms

(unit of mass): grão (¹⁄₂₄ escrópulo), vintém (³⁄₃₂ escrópulo), quilate (¹⁄₆ escrópulo), oitava (3 escrópulos), onça (24 escrópulos)

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