"libra" meaning in Portuguese

See libra in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈli.bɾɐ/ [Brazil], /ˈli.bɾɐ/ [Brazil], /ˈli.bɾa/ [Southern-Brazil], /ˈli.bɾɐ/ [Portugal], [ˈli.βɾɐ] [Portugal] Forms: libras [plural]
Etymology: From Latin libra (“Roman pound”). Doublet of arrátel. In reference to the English unit, a calque of English pound. Cognate with Galician and Spanish libra and Catalan lliura. Etymology templates: {{inh|pt|la|libra||Roman pound}} Latin libra (“Roman pound”), {{doublet|pt|arrátel}} Doublet of arrátel, {{der|pt|en|pound}} English pound, {{cog|gl|-}} Galician, {{cog|es|libra}} Spanish libra, {{cog|ca|lliura}} Catalan lliura Head templates: {{pt-noun|f}} libra f (plural libras)
  1. English or American pound, a unit of mass equal to 454 g Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Units of measure Categories (place): United States Coordinate_terms (English unit of mass): onça (1⁄16 libra), tonelada (2,000 or 2,240 libras)
    Sense id: en-libra-pt-noun-6~2YFw37 Disambiguation of Units of measure: 16 24 32 28 Disambiguation of United States: 31 28 23 18 Disambiguation of 'English unit of mass': 46 3 28 23
  2. pound, British and other currencies derived from the use of a pound as a weight in silver Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Currency, Units of measure Categories (place): England, United Kingdom, United States
    Sense id: en-libra-pt-noun-JQ9jttxd Disambiguation of Currency: 18 48 18 17 Disambiguation of Units of measure: 16 24 32 28 Disambiguation of England: 7 39 26 28 Disambiguation of United Kingdom: 7 39 26 28 Disambiguation of United States: 31 28 23 18 Categories (other): Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 4 21 40 36
  3. (historical) libra, Portuguese pound, a traditional unit of mass usually equivalent to 345 g and chiefly used for trade in medicines Tags: feminine, historical Categories (topical): Units of measure Categories (place): United States
    Sense id: en-libra-pt-noun-z64kc5Sw Disambiguation of Units of measure: 16 24 32 28 Disambiguation of United States: 31 28 23 18 Categories (other): Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 4 21 40 36
  4. (historical) Synonym of arrátel, Portuguese pound, a traditional unit of mass usually equivalent to 460 g Tags: feminine, historical Categories (topical): Units of measure Categories (place): United States Synonyms: arrátel [synonym, synonym-of], Portuguese pound [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-libra-pt-noun-Os-YE3to Disambiguation of Units of measure: 16 24 32 28 Disambiguation of United States: 31 28 23 18 Categories (other): Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 4 21 40 36
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Coordinate_terms (Portuguese unit of mass): oitava (alt: usually 1⁄72 libra), onça (alt: usually 1⁄12 libra), quarta (alt: usually 1⁄3 libra), marco (alt: usually 2⁄3 libra), arrátel (1+1⁄3 libras)
Disambiguation of 'Portuguese unit of mass': 20 6 40 35

Inflected forms

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