Femenino

libra

Significado (Inglés)

  1. (feminine) English or American pound, a unit of mass equal to 454 g
  2. (feminine) pound, British and other currencies derived from the use of a pound as a weight in silver
  3. (feminine, historical) libra, Portuguese pound, a traditional unit of mass usually equivalent to 345 g and chiefly used for trade in medicines
  4. (feminine, historical) synonym of arrátel, Portuguese pound, a traditional unit of mass usually equivalent to 460 g

Sinónimos

libra estrelina

Libra Esterlina

Frecuencia

C2
Pronunciado como (IPA)
/ˈli.bɾɐ/
Etimología (Inglés)

In summary

From Latin libra (“Roman pound”). Doublet of arrátel. In reference to the English unit, a calque of English pound. Cognate with Galician and Spanish libra and Catalan lliura.

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