escrópulo

Signification (Anglais)

escropulo, Portuguese scruple, a small traditional unit of mass, equivalent to about 1.2 g

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/isˈkɾɔ.pu.lu/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de latin: scrūpulus

Appartenant à espagnol: escrúpulo

In summary

From Latin scrūpulus (“scruple, nagging doubt, ¹⁄₂₄ uncia”), from scrūpus (“sharp stone, anxiety”) + -ulus (“-ule: forming diminutives”). Doublet of escrúpulo. Cognate with Spanish escrúpulo.