covado

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English

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Etymology

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From Portuguese côvado, from Old Galician-Portuguese côbedo, from Latin cubitum (cubit). Doublet of cubit and codo.

Noun

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covado (plural covados)

  1. (historical, measure) A traditional Portuguese unit of length, usually about equal to 0.6 meters and approximating the length of a forearm and hand.

Usage notes

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The notional covado (côvado craveiro) of 24 polegadas was previously lengthened by 8 linhas (34 polegada) for the long covado (côvado avantejado) in some commercial contexts.

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