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linha

linha noun: a traditional short Portuguese unit of length, usually about equal to 2.3 mm.

Noun

linha (plural linhas)

  1. (historical, measure) A traditional short Portuguese unit of length, usually about equal to 2.3 mm.
    Synonyms:
    Portuguese line, line

Synonyms of linha

  • Portuguese line
  • line

Forms of linha

plurallinhas

Origin of linha

From Portuguese linha (“line”), from Old Galician-Portuguese linha, from Latin līnea (“thread, line”), from līnum (“flax”), from Proto-Indo-European *līno- (“flax”). Doublet of line, linea, and ligne.

Questions about linha

What does linha mean?
Linha means a traditional short Portuguese unit of length, usually about equal to 2.3 mm.
What part of speech is linha?
Linha is a noun.
What is the plural of linha?
The plural of linha is linhas.

Words near linha in the dictionary

  1. lingy
  2. Lingya
  3. Lingyuan
  4. lingzhi
  5. Lingít
  6. linha
  7. Linhai
  8. Linhart
  9. Linharts
  10. linhay
  11. linhays

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