pulgada

English

Etymology

From Spanish pulgada, from Vulgar Latin *pollicata, from Latin pollicaris (“of or related to a thumb”), from pollex (“thumb”) -āris (“-ary: forming adjectives”). Doublet of polegada.

Noun

pulgada (plural pulgadas)

1. (historical) A traditional Spanish unit of length, equivalent to about 2.3 cm

Synonyms

• Spanish inch, inch (Spanish contexts)

Coordinate terms

• punto (¹⁄₁₄₄ pulgada), linea (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)

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish pulgada.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: pul‧ga‧da

Noun

pulgada

1. an inch

Galician

Etymology

Ultimately from Vulgar Latin *pollicāta, unit of length derived from Latin pollex (“thumb”). Its shape may suggest a borrowing via Spanish pulgada; compare Portuguese polegada.

Noun

pulgada f (plural pulgadas)

1. (historical, measure) pulgada, Spanish inch, a former unit of length

Coordinate terms

• pé (12 pulgadas)

Spanish

Alternative forms

• pulg

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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pulˈɡada/ [pulˈɣ̞a.ð̞a]
• Rhymes: -ada
• Syllabification: pul‧ga‧da

Noun

pulgada f (plural pulgadas)

1. English or American inch (a unit of length equal to 2.54 cm)
2. (historical) pulgada, Spanish inch (a former unit of length equivalent to about 2.3 cm)

Coordinate terms

• (English unit): pie (12 pulgadas), yarda (36 pulgadas)
• (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)

Related terms

• pulgar

 

Further reading

• “pulgada”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish pulgada.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /pulˈɡada/ [pʊlˈɡaː.d̪ɐ]
• Rhymes: -ada
• Syllabification: pul‧ga‧da

Noun

pulgada (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜎ᜔ᜄᜇ)

1. inch

   Synonym: dali

See also

• timuro