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covado

covado noun: a traditional Portuguese unit of length, usually about equal to 0.6 meters and approximating the length of a forearm and hand.

Noun

covado (plural covados)

  1. (historical, measure) A traditional Portuguese unit of length, usually about equal to 0.6 meters and approximating the length of a forearm and hand.

Synonyms of covado

Forms of covado

pluralcovados

Origin of covado

From Portuguese côvado, from Old Galician-Portuguese côbedo, from Latin cubitum (“cubit”). Doublet of cubit and codo.

Questions about covado

What does covado mean?
Covado means a traditional Portuguese unit of length, usually about equal to 0.6 meters and approximating the length of a forearm and hand.
What part of speech is covado?
Covado is a noun.
What is the plural of covado?
The plural of covado is covados.

Words near covado in the dictionary

  1. couzeranite
  2. Couéism
  3. COV
  4. cov-lite
  5. cov-lites
  6. covado
  7. Covadonga
  8. covados
  9. covaledictorian
  10. covaledictorians
  11. covalence

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