Dedo

noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A traditional short Spanish unit of length, usually about equal to 1.75 cm. historical
  2. 2
    A traditional short Portuguese unit of length, usually about equal to 1.8 cm. historical

Etymology

From Spanish and Portuguese dedo (“digit, finger”), from Old Spanish and Old Galician-Portuguese dedo, from Latin digitus, from Proto-Indo-European *deyǵ- (“to show, to point out”). Doublet of digit.

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