Meanings
nouncovado (plural covados)
plural covados
- historicalmeasureA traditional Portuguese unit of length, usually about equal to 0.6 meters and approximating the length of a forearm and hand.
Synonyms: Portuguese cubit, cubit
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA traditional Portuguese unit of length, usually about equal to 0.6 meters and approximating the length of a forearm and hand.
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Origin
- Latincubitum“cubit”
- Old Galician-Portuguesecôbedo
- Portuguesecôvado
- Englishcovado
From Portuguese côvado, from Old Galician-Portuguese côbedo, from Latin cubitum (“cubit”). Doublet of cubit and codo.
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