polegada

Meaning

1. (feminine) American or English inch, a unit of length equal to 2.54 cm
2. (feminine, historical) polegada, Portuguese inch, a historical unit of length about equal to 2.8 cm
3. (feminine, historical) square polegada, a historical unit of area about equal to 7.8 cm²
4. (feminine, historical) cubic polegada, a historical unit of volume about equal to 22 cm³, particularly used in measuring timber

Concepts

inch

in

column inch

Synonyms

alfândega

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Translations

pulgada

pouce

pollice

Zoll

duim

polzada

ίντσα

inç

duim als lengtemaat

Ehle

البوصة

ανάστημα

σπιθαμή

poil

Pronounced as (IPA)

/po.leˈɡa.dɐ/

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese polegada, from Vulgar Latin *pollicāta, unit of length derived from Latin pollex (“thumb”). Compare Galician and Spanish pulgada. As an English unit, a calque of English inch.