"oitava" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: oitavas [plural]
Etymology: From Portuguese oitava, from Old Galician-Portuguese oitavo, from Latin octāvus (“eighth”), q.v., in reference to it making up one-eighth of the alqueire (Portuguese bushel) or onça (Portuguese ounce). Doublet of octave, octavo, and ochava. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|pt|oitava}} Portuguese oitava, {{der|en|roa-opt|oitavo}} Old Galician-Portuguese oitavo, {{der|en|la|octāvus||eighth}} Latin octāvus (“eighth”), {{doublet|en|octave|octavo|ochava}} Doublet of octave, octavo, and ochava Head templates: {{en-noun}} oitava (plural oitavas)
  1. (historical) A traditional Portuguese unit of dry measure, equivalent to 1.6–2.4 liters in different 19th-century contexts. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Eight, Units of measure Categories (place): Portugal Coordinate_terms (unit of dry volume): celamim (1⁄4 oitava), maquia (1⁄2 oitava), quarta (2 oitavas), alqueire (8 oitavas)
    Sense id: en-oitava-en-noun-N02liFbd Disambiguation of Eight: 52 13 34 Disambiguation of Units of measure: 50 16 34 Disambiguation of Portugal: 47 47 6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 14 34 Disambiguation of 'unit of dry volume': 51 24 25
  2. (historical) A traditional Portuguese unit of mass, usually equivalent to 3.6 grams. Tags: historical Categories (place): Portugal Coordinate_terms (unit of mass): grao (1⁄72 oitava), vintem (1⁄32 oitava), quilate (1⁄18 oitava), escropulo (1⁄3 oitava), onça (8 oitavas), quarta (24 oitavas), marco (48 oitavas), libra (english: usually 72 oitavas), arratel (128 oitavas)
    Sense id: en-oitava-en-noun-JzS5bB3h Disambiguation of Portugal: 47 47 6 Disambiguation of 'unit of mass': 12 75 13
  3. (historical) A traditional Brazilian unit of weight, equivalent to 17.44 carats, typically used for gold and precious stones. Tags: historical Categories (place): Brazil
    Sense id: en-oitava-en-noun-0uggO9Z4 Disambiguation of Brazil: 28 24 49
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: eighth (english: in Portuguese contexts), outava [obsolete]

Inflected forms

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