oitava

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noun

A traditional Portuguese unit of dry measure, equivalent to 1.6–2.4 liters in different 19th-century contexts.

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eighth
OriginPortuguese oitava ← Old Galician-Portuguese oitavo ← Latin octāvus →
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Meanings

nounoitava (plural oitavas)

plural oitavas · alternative outava

  1. historicalA traditional Portuguese unit of dry measure, equivalent to 1.6–2.4 liters in different 19th-century contexts.
  2. historicalA traditional Portuguese unit of mass, usually equivalent to 3.6 grams.
  3. historicalA traditional Brazilian unit of weight, equivalent to 17.44 carats, typically used for gold and precious stones.

Synonyms & antonyms

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eighth

Origin

  1. Latinoctāvus“eighth”
  2. Old Galician-Portugueseoitavo
  3. Portugueseoitava
  4. Englishoitava

From Portuguese oitava, from Old Galician-Portuguese oitavo, from Latin octāvus (“eighth”), q.v., in reference to it making up one-eighth of the alqueire (Portuguese bushel) or onça (Portuguese ounce). Doublet of octave, octavo, and ochava.

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APA

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MLA

“oitava.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oitava. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oitava,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oitava.

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