escropulo

== English == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from Portuguese escrópulo, from Latin scrūpulus (“scruple, nagging doubt, 1/24 uncia”), from scrūpus (“sharp stone, anxiety”) + -ulus (“-ule: forming diminutives”). Doublet of scruple and escrupulo. === Noun === escropulo (plural escropulos) (historical) A traditional Portuguese unit of mass, equivalent to about 1.2 g. ==== Synonyms ==== Portuguese scruple, scruple (Portuguese contexts) ==== Coordinate terms ==== (unit of mass): grao (1/24 escropulo), vintem (3/32 escropulo), quilate (⅙ escropulo), oitava (3 escropulos), onça (24 escropulos)