pulgada
English edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
pulgada (plural pulgadas)
- (historical) A traditional Spanish unit of length, equivalent to about 2.3 cm
Synonyms edit
- Spanish inch, inch (Spanish contexts)
Coordinate terms edit
Cebuano edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Spanish pulgada.
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: pul‧ga‧da
Noun edit
pulgada
- an inch
Galician edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
pulgada f (plural pulgadas)
- (historical, measure) pulgada, Spanish inch, a former unit of length
Coordinate terms edit
- pé (12 pulgadas)
Spanish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Noun edit
pulgada f (plural pulgadas)
- English or American inch (a unit of length equal to 2.54 cm)
- (historical) pulgada, Spanish inch (a former unit of length equivalent to about 2.3 cm)
Coordinate terms edit
- (English unit): pie (12 pulgadas), yarda (36 pulgadas)
- (Spanish unit): punto (1⁄144 pulgada), línea (1⁄12 pulgada), dedo (3⁄4 pulgada), coto (41⁄2 pulgadas), sesma (6 pulgadas), palmo (9 pulgadas), pie (12 pulgadas), codo (18 pulgadas), vara (36 pulgadas)
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “pulgada”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Tagalog edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Spanish pulgada.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
pulgada (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜎ᜔ᜄᜇ)