pulgada
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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.
Noun[edit]
pulgada (plural pulgadas)
- (historical) A traditional Spanish unit of length, equivalent to about 2.3 cm
Synonyms[edit]
- Spanish inch, inch (Spanish contexts)
Coordinate terms[edit]
- punto (1⁄144 pulgada), linea (1⁄12 pulgada), dedo (3⁄4 pulgada), coto (41⁄2 pulgadas), sesma (6 pulgadas), palmo (9 pulgadas), pie (12 pulgadas), codo (18 pulgadas), vara (36 pulgadas)
Cebuano[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Spanish pulgada.
Pronunciation[edit]
- Hyphenation: pul‧ga‧da
Noun[edit]
pulgada
- an inch
Galician[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Ultimately from Vulgar Latin *pollicāta, unit of length derived from Latin pollex (“thumb”). Its shape may suggest a borrowing via Spanish pulgada; compare Portuguese polegada.
Noun[edit]
pulgada f (plural pulgadas)
- (historical, measure) pulgada, Spanish inch, a former unit of length
Coordinate terms[edit]
- pé (12 pulgadas)
Spanish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Vulgar Latin *pollicāta, unit of length derived from Latin pollex (“thumb”). Compare Galician pulgada (which may be borrowed from Spanish) or Portuguese polegada. As an English unit, a calque of English inch.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
pulgada f (plural pulgadas)
- English or American inch (a unit of length equal to 2.54 cm)
- (historical) pulgada, Spanish inch (a former unit of length equivalent to about 2.3 cm)
Coordinate terms[edit]
- (English unit): pie (12 pulgadas), yarda (36 pulgadas)
- (Spanish unit): punto (1⁄144 pulgada), línea (1⁄12 pulgada), dedo (3⁄4 pulgada), coto (41⁄2 pulgadas), sesma (6 pulgadas), palmo (9 pulgadas), pie (12 pulgadas), codo (18 pulgadas), vara (36 pulgadas)
Related terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “pulgada”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Tagalog[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Spanish pulgada.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
pulgada (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜎ᜔ᜄᜇ)
See also[edit]
- English terms borrowed from Spanish
- English terms derived from Spanish
- English terms derived from Vulgar Latin
- English terms derived from Latin
- English doublets
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- English terms with historical senses
- en:Units of measure
- en:Spain
- Cebuano terms borrowed from Spanish
- Cebuano terms derived from Spanish
- Cebuano lemmas
- Cebuano nouns
- ceb:Units of measure
- Galician terms derived from Vulgar Latin
- Galician terms derived from Latin
- Galician terms borrowed from Spanish
- Galician terms derived from Spanish
- Galician lemmas
- Galician nouns
- Galician countable nouns
- Galician feminine nouns
- Galician terms with historical senses
- gl:Units of measure
- Spanish terms inherited from Vulgar Latin
- Spanish terms derived from Vulgar Latin
- Spanish terms derived from Latin
- Spanish terms derived from English
- Spanish 3-syllable words
- Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Spanish/ada
- Rhymes:Spanish/ada/3 syllables
- Spanish lemmas
- Spanish nouns
- Spanish countable nouns
- Spanish feminine nouns
- Spanish terms with historical senses
- Spanish terms calqued from English
- es:Units of measure
- es:United States
- es:United Kingdom
- es:England
- Tagalog terms borrowed from Spanish
- Tagalog terms derived from Spanish
- Tagalog 3-syllable words
- Tagalog terms with IPA pronunciation
- Tagalog lemmas
- Tagalog nouns
- Tagalog terms with Baybayin script
- tl:Units of measure