escropulo
English
editEtymology
editUnadapted borrowing from Portuguese escrópulo, from Latin scrūpulus (“scruple, nagging doubt, 1/24 uncia”), from scrūpus (“sharp stone, anxiety”) + -ulus (“-ule: forming diminutives”). Doublet of scruple and escrupulo.
Noun
editescropulo (plural escropulos)
- (historical) A traditional Portuguese unit of mass, equivalent to about 1.2 g.
Synonyms
edit- Portuguese scruple, scruple (Portuguese contexts)