pulgada

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noun

A traditional Spanish unit of length, equivalent to about 2.3 cm

Similar
Spanish inchinch
OriginSpanish pulgada ← Vulgar Latin *pollicata ← Latin pollicaris →
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Meanings

nounpulgada (plural pulgadas)

plural pulgadas

  1. historicalA traditional Spanish unit of length, equivalent to about 2.3 cm

    Synonyms: Spanish inch, inch

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA traditional Spanish unit of length, equivalent to about 2.3 cm

Similar
Spanish inchinch

Origin

  1. Latinpollicaris“of or related to a thumb”
  2. Vulgar Latin*pollicata
  3. Spanishpulgada
  4. Englishpulgada

From Spanish pulgada, from Vulgar Latin *pollicata, from Latin pollicaris (“of or related to a thumb”), from pollex (“thumb”) + -āris (“-ary: forming adjectives”). Doublet of polegada.

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APA

pulgada. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pulgada

MLA

“pulgada.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pulgada. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pulgada,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pulgada.

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