# polegada

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A traditional Portuguese unit of length, usually about equal to 2.8 cm.

## Etymology
From Portuguese polegada (“inch”), from Vulgar Latin *pollicāta, from Latin pollicāris (“of or related to a thumb”), from pollex (“thumb”) + -āris (“-ary: forming adjectives”). Doublet of pulgada.

## Source
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