pulgada
English
    
    Etymology
    
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
    
pulgada (plural pulgadas)
- (historical) A traditional Spanish unit of length, equivalent to about 2.3 cm
Synonyms
    
- Spanish inch, inch (Spanish contexts)
Cebuano
    
    
Pronunciation
    
- Hyphenation: pul‧ga‧da
Galician
    
    Etymology
    
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
    
pulgada f (plural pulgadas)
Coordinate terms
    
- pé (12 pulgadas)
Spanish
    
    Alternative forms
    
Etymology
    
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
    
- IPA(key): /pulˈɡada/ [pulˈɣ̞a.ð̞a]
- Rhymes: -ada
- Syllabification: pul‧ga‧da
Noun
    
pulgada f (plural pulgadas)
Coordinate terms
    
Related terms
    
Further reading
    
- “pulgada”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Tagalog
    
    
Pronunciation
    
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /pulˈɡada/ [pʊlˈɡa.dɐ]
- Rhymes: -ada
- Syllabification: pul‧ga‧da
See also
    
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