Meanings
plural escropulos
- historicalA traditional Portuguese unit of mass, equivalent to about 1.2 g.
Synonyms: Portuguese scruple, scruple
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA traditional Portuguese unit of mass, equivalent to about 1.2 g.
Origin
- Latinscrūpulus“scruple, nagging doubt, 1/24 uncia”
- Portugueseescrópulo
- Englishescropulo
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.
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escropulo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/escropulo
“escropulo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/escropulo. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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