escropulo
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Unadapted borrowing from Portuguese escrópulo, from Latin scrūpulus (“scruple, nagging doubt, 1/24 uncia”), from scrūpus (“sharp stone, anxiety”) + -ulus (“-ule: forming diminutives”). Doublet of scruple and escrupulo.
Noun
[edit]escropulo (plural escropulos)
- (historical) A traditional Portuguese unit of mass, equivalent to about 1.2 g.
Synonyms
[edit]- Portuguese scruple, scruple (Portuguese contexts)