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estadio

estadio noun: a traditional Portuguese unit of distance, variously equivalent to about 185.2, 231.5, or 257.2 m depending on the number of leagues per equatorial degree.

Noun

estadio (plural estadios)

  1. (historical) A traditional Portuguese unit of distance, variously equivalent to about 185.2, 231.5, or 257.2 m depending on the number of leagues per equatorial degree.
    Synonyms:
    Portuguese stade, Portuguese furlong, stade, furlong

Synonyms of estadio

Forms of estadio

pluralestadios

Origin of estadio

From Portuguese estádio, from Latin stadium (“stadium, Roman stade”), from Ancient Greek στάδιον (stádion, “stadium for footraces, stadion”). Doublet of stade, stadium, and stadion.

Questions about estadio

What does estadio mean?
Estadio means a traditional Portuguese unit of distance, variously equivalent to about 185.2, 231.5, or 257.2 m depending on the number of leagues per equatorial degree.
What part of speech is estadio?
Estadio is a noun.
What is the plural of estadio?
The plural of estadio is estadios.

Words near estadio in the dictionary

  1. estacades
  2. estacode
  3. estacodes
  4. estadal
  5. estadals
  6. estadio
  7. estadiometer
  8. estadiometers
  9. estado
  10. estafa
  11. estafas

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