Dedo
noun
noun ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A traditional short Spanish unit of length, usually about equal to 1.75 cm. historical
- 2 A traditional short Portuguese unit of length, usually about equal to 1.8 cm. historical
Synonyms
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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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