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escrúpulo

Portuguese edit

Etymology edit

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

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  • Rhymes: -upulu
  • Hyphenation: es‧crú‧pu‧lo

Noun edit

escrúpulo m (plural escrúpulos)

  1. scruple, a nagging doubt, pang of conscience, or ethical concern
    Synonyms: ansiedade, dúvida, hesitação
  2. (historical) Alternative form of escrópulo, a small traditional unit of mass

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Etymology edit

Borrowed from Latin scrūpulus (“scruple, nagging doubt, 1⁄24 uncia”), from scrūpus (“sharp stone, anxiety”) + -ulus (“-ule: forming diminutives”). Cognate with Portuguese escrópulo.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /esˈkɾupulo/ [esˈkɾu.pu.lo]
  • Rhymes: -upulo
  • Syllabification: es‧crú‧pu‧lo

Noun edit

escrúpulo m (plural escrúpulos)

  1. scruple (doubt concerning the morality of some action)
  2. apprehension (uneasy doubt concerning other issues, especially carefulness or pickiness about food)
  3. care (exactitude or rigor in the performance of some action)
  4. (historical) escrupulo, Spanish scruple (a traditional unit of mass equivalent to about 1.2 g)
  5. (chiefly historical) English or American scruple (a unit of mass equivalent to about 1.3 g)
  6. (astronomy, geometry, historical) Synonym of minuto (1⁄60 of a degree)

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