pulgada
English
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.
Noun
pulgada (plural pulgadas)
- (historical) A traditional Spanish unit of length, equivalent to about 2.3 cm
Synonyms
- Spanish inch, inch (Spanish contexts)
Cebuano
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: pul‧ga‧da
Galician
Etymology
Ultimately from Vulgar Latin *pollicāta, unit of length derived from Latin pollex (“thumb”). Its shape may suggest a borrowing via Spanish pulgada; compare Portuguese polegada.
Noun
pulgada f (plural pulgadas)
Coordinate terms
- pé (12 pulgadas)
Spanish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Vulgar Latin *pollicāta, unit of length derived from Latin pollex (“thumb”). Compare Galician pulgada (which may be borrowed from Spanish) or Portuguese polegada. As an English unit, a calque of English inch.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pulˈɡada/ [pulˈɣ̞a.ð̞a]
- Rhymes: -ada
- Syllabification: pul‧ga‧da
Noun
pulgada f (plural pulgadas)
Coordinate terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “pulgada”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Tagalog
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /pulˈɡada/ [pʊlˈɡa.dɐ]
- Rhymes: -ada
- Syllabification: pul‧ga‧da
See also
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