"covado" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: covados [plural]
Etymology: From Portuguese côvado, from Old Galician-Portuguese côbedo, from Latin cubitum (“cubit”). Doublet of cubit and codo. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|pt|côvado}} Portuguese côvado, {{der|en|roa-opt|côbedo}} Old Galician-Portuguese côbedo, {{der|en|la|cubitum||cubit}} Latin cubitum (“cubit”), {{doublet|en|cubit|codo}} Doublet of cubit and codo Head templates: {{en-noun}} covado (plural covados)
  1. (historical, measure) A traditional Portuguese unit of length, usually about equal to 0.6 meters and approximating the length of a forearm and hand. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Units of measure Categories (place): Brazil, Portugal Synonyms: Portuguese cubit, cubit (english: in Portuguese contexts) Coordinate_terms: dedo (1⁄36 covado), polegada (1⁄24 covado), palmo (1⁄3 covado), Portuguese foot (1⁄2 covado), vara (1+2⁄3 covados), passo (2+1⁄2 covados), toesa (3 covados), braça (3+1⁄3 côvados)
    Sense id: en-covado-en-noun-~IregYZf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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