Meanings
nounlinha (plural linhas)
plural linhas
- historicalmeasureA traditional short Portuguese unit of length, usually about equal to 2.3 mm.
Synonyms: Portuguese line, line
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA traditional short Portuguese unit of length, usually about equal to 2.3 mm.
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Portuguese lineline
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*līno-“flax”
- Latinlīnea“thread, line”
- Old Galician-Portugueselinha
- Portugueselinha“line”
- Englishlinha
From Portuguese linha (“line”), from Old Galician-Portuguese linha, from Latin līnea (“thread, line”), from līnum (“flax”), from Proto-Indo-European *līno- (“flax”). Doublet of line, linea, and ligne.
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APA
linha. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/linha
MLA
“linha.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/linha. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “linha,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/linha.
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