escrópulo
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Noun edit
escrópulo m (plural escrópulos)
- (historical) escropulo, Portuguese scruple, a small traditional unit of mass, equivalent to about 1.2 g