"milha" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: milhas [plural]
Etymology: From Portuguese milha (“Portuguese mile”), from Latin mīlia (“Roman mile”), plural of mīlle (“thousand”) from its length of 1000 Roman paces, from Proto-Indo-European *(sm̥-)ǵʰéslo-. Doublet of mile and milla. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|pt|milha||Portuguese mile}} Portuguese milha (“Portuguese mile”), {{der|en|la|mīlia||Roman mile}} Latin mīlia (“Roman mile”), {{m|la|mīlle||thousand}} mīlle (“thousand”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*(sm̥-)ǵʰéslo-}} Proto-Indo-European *(sm̥-)ǵʰéslo-, {{doublet|en|mile|milla}} Doublet of mile and milla Head templates: {{en-noun}} milha (plural milhas)
  1. (historical) A traditional Portuguese unit of distance, equivalent to about 1481.5, 1851.9, or 2057.6 m depending on the league used. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Thousand, Units of measure Categories (place): Brazil, Portugal Synonyms: Portuguese mile, mile (english: Portuguese contexts) Coordinate_terms: estadio (alt: ⅛ milha), legua (3 milhas)
    Sense id: en-milha-en-noun-7xU5~Dcp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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