"pulgada" meaning in Spanish

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Noun

IPA: /pulˈɡada/, [pulˈɣ̞a.ð̞a] Forms: pulgadas [plural], pulg [alternative]
Rhymes: -ada Etymology: Inherited from Vulgar Latin *pollicāta, unit of length derived from Latin pollex (“thumb”). Compare Galician pulgada (which may be borrowed from Spanish) or Portuguese polegada. As an English unit, a calque of English inch. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|es|VL.|*pollicāta|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Vulgar Latin *pollicāta, {{inh+|es|VL.|*pollicāta}} Inherited from Vulgar Latin *pollicāta, {{der|es|la|pollex|t=thumb}} Latin pollex (“thumb”), {{cog|gl|pulgada}} Galician pulgada, {{cog|pt|polegada}} Portuguese polegada, {{der|es|en|inch}} English inch Head templates: {{es-noun|f}} pulgada f (plural pulgadas)
  1. English or American inch (a unit of length equal to 2.54 cm) Tags: feminine Coordinate_terms (English unit): pie (12 pulgadas), yarda (36 pulgadas)
    Sense id: en-pulgada-es-noun-JxJYK6Qs Categories (other): United States Disambiguation of United States: 67 33 Disambiguation of 'English unit': 78 22
  2. (historical) pulgada, Spanish inch (a former unit of length equivalent to about 2.3 cm) Tags: feminine, historical Coordinate_terms (Spanish unit): punto (1⁄144 pulgada), línea (1⁄12 pulgada), dedo (3⁄4 pulgada), coto (4+1⁄2 pulgadas), sesma (6 pulgadas), palmo (9 pulgadas), pie (12 pulgadas), codo (18 pulgadas), vara (36 pulgadas)
    Sense id: en-pulgada-es-noun-yZ-yRcyH Categories (other): Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Spanish entries with incorrect language header, United Kingdom, Units of measure Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 29 71 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 82 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 8 92 Disambiguation of United Kingdom: 26 74 Disambiguation of Units of measure: 34 66 Disambiguation of 'Spanish unit': 24 76
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: pulgar
Categories (other): England Disambiguation of England: 0 0

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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