toesa
English edit
Etymology edit
From Spanish and Portuguese toesa, from French toise. Doublet of toise.
Noun edit
toesa (plural toesas)
- (historical) Synonym of estado, Spanish toise or fathom, a traditional unit of length, equivalent to about 1.67 m.
- (historical) The Portuguese toise, a traditional unit of length, equivalent to about 2 m.
Coordinate terms edit
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
toesa f (plural toesas)
- (historical) toesa, Portuguese toise, a traditional unit of length equivalent to about 2 m
Coordinate terms edit
- polegada (1⁄72 toesa), palmo (1⁄9 toesa), pé (1⁄6 toesa), vara (5⁄9 toesa), passo (5⁄6 toesa), braça (1 1⁄9 toesas)
See also edit
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French toise, q.v.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
toesa f (plural toesas)
- (historical) Synonym of estado, Spanish toise or fathom (a traditional unit of length equivalent to about 1.67 m)
- (historical) toise (similar units in other systems of measurement)
Further reading edit
- “toesa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014