"dedo" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dedos [plural]
Etymology: From Spanish and Portuguese dedo (“digit, finger”), from Old Spanish and Old Galician-Portuguese dedo, from Latin digitus, from Proto-Indo-European *deyǵ- (“to show, to point out”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|es|-}} Spanish, {{bor|en|pt|dedo||digit, finger}} Portuguese dedo (“digit, finger”), {{der|en|osp|-}} Old Spanish, {{der|en|roa-opt|dedo}} Old Galician-Portuguese dedo, {{der|en|la|digitus}} Latin digitus, {{der|en|ine-pro|*deyǵ-||to show, to point out}} Proto-Indo-European *deyǵ- (“to show, to point out”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} dedo (plural dedos)
  1. (historical) A traditional short Spanish unit of length, usually about equal to 1.75 cm. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Units of measure Categories (place): Brazil, Portugal, Spain Coordinate_terms (Spanish unit): punto (1⁄108 dedo), linea (1⁄9 dedo), pulgada (1+1⁄3 dedos), coto (6 dedos), palmo (12 dedos), pie (16 dedos), codo (24 dedos), vara (48 dedos)
    Sense id: en-dedo-en-noun-6LQ50Dco Disambiguation of Units of measure: 68 32 Disambiguation of Brazil: 55 45 Disambiguation of Portugal: 45 55 Disambiguation of Spain: 59 41 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 68 32 Disambiguation of 'Spanish unit': 88 12
  2. (historical) A traditional short Portuguese unit of length, usually about equal to 1.8 cm. Tags: historical Categories (place): Brazil, Portugal Coordinate_terms (Portuguese unit): ponto (1⁄96 dedo), linha (1⁄8 dedo), grao (1⁄4 dedo), polegada (1+1⁄2 dedos), palmo (12 dedos), Portuguese foot (18 dedos), covado (36 dedos), vara (60 dedos)
    Sense id: en-dedo-en-noun-buCK7dQH Disambiguation of Brazil: 55 45 Disambiguation of Portugal: 45 55 Disambiguation of 'Portuguese unit': 10 90
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: finger, digit (english: in Spanish or Portuguese contexts)

Inflected forms

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