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pulgada

pulgada noun: a traditional Spanish unit of length, equivalent to about 2.3 cm.

Noun

pulgada (plural pulgadas)

  1. (historical) A traditional Spanish unit of length, equivalent to about 2.3 cm
    Synonyms:
    Spanish inch, inch

Synonyms of pulgada

Forms of pulgada

pluralpulgadas

Origin of pulgada

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.

Questions about pulgada

What does pulgada mean?
Pulgada means a traditional Spanish unit of length, equivalent to about 2.3 cm.
What part of speech is pulgada?
Pulgada is a noun.
What is the plural of pulgada?
The plural of pulgada is pulgadas.

Words near pulgada in the dictionary

  1. Pulevski
  2. Pulford
  3. Pulfords
  4. Pulfrich effect
  5. Pulfrich effects
  6. pulgada
  7. Pulganbar
  8. Pulgarin
  9. Pulgarins
  10. pulghere
  11. Pulham

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