oitava
Meaning
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ochava, a traditional Spanish unit of mass equal to ¹⁄₈ of the Spanish ounce
Frequency
Gender
♀️ Feminine
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese oitavo, from Latin octāvus (“one-eighth”), q.v. As a unit of measure, named in reference to making up one-eighth of the onza (Spanish ounce). Cognate with Spanish ochava, Catalan octava, and Portuguese oitava.
8th
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oitavo
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eighth
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