pulgada
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From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
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.
pulgada (plural pulgadas)
pulgada
Ultimately from Vulgar Latin *pollicāta, unit of length derived from Latin pollex (“thumb”). Its shape may suggest a borrowing via Spanish pulgada; compare Portuguese polegada.
pulgada f (plural pulgadas)
Inherited from Vulgar Latin *pollicāta, unit of length derived from Latin pollex (“thumb”). Compare Galician pulgada (which may be borrowed from Spanish) or Portuguese polegada. As an English unit, a calque of English inch.
pulgada f (plural pulgadas)
pulgada (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜎ᜔ᜄᜇ)