pulgada

== English == === Etymology === From Spanish pulgada, from Vulgar Latin *pollicata, from Latin pollicaris (“of or related to a thumb”), from pollex (“thumb”) + -āris (“-ary: forming adjectives”). Doublet of polegada. === Noun === pulgada (plural pulgadas) (historical) A traditional Spanish unit of length, equivalent to about 2.3 cm ==== Synonyms ==== Spanish inch, inch (Spanish contexts) ==== Coordinate terms ==== punto (1⁄144 pulgada), linea (1⁄12 pulgada), dedo (3⁄4 pulgada), coto (4+1⁄2 pulgadas), sesma (6 pulgadas), palmo (9 pulgadas), pie (12 pulgadas), codo (18 pulgadas), vara (36 pulgadas) == Cebuano == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish pulgada. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: pul‧ga‧da === Noun === pulgada an inch == Galician == === Etymology === Ultimately from Vulgar Latin *pollicāta, unit of length derived from Latin pollex (“thumb”). Its shape may suggest a borrowing via Spanish pulgada; compare Portuguese polegada. === Noun === pulgada f (plural pulgadas) (historical, measure) pulgada, Spanish inch, a former unit of length ==== Coordinate terms ==== pé (12 pulgadas) == Spanish == === Alternative forms === pulg === Etymology === Inherited from Vulgar Latin *pollicāta, unit of length derived from Latin pollex (“thumb”). Compare Galician pulgada (which may be borrowed from Spanish) or Portuguese polegada. As an English unit, a calque of English inch. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pulˈɡada/ [pulˈɣ̞a.ð̞a] Rhymes: -ada Syllabification: pul‧ga‧da === Noun === pulgada f (plural pulgadas) English or American inch (a unit of length equal to 2.54 cm) (historical) pulgada, Spanish inch (a former unit of length equivalent to about 2.3 cm) ==== Coordinate terms ==== (English unit): pie (12 pulgadas), yarda (36 pulgadas) (Spanish unit): punto (1⁄144 pulgada), línea (1⁄12 pulgada), dedo (3⁄4 pulgada), coto (4+1⁄2 pulgadas), sesma (6 pulgadas), palmo (9 pulgadas), pie (12 pulgadas), codo (18 pulgadas), vara (36 pulgadas) ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “pulgada”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Tagalog == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish pulgada. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /pulˈɡada/ [pʊlˈɡaː.d̪ɐ] Rhymes: -ada Syllabification: pul‧ga‧da === Noun === pulgada (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜎ᜔ᜄᜇ) inch Synonym: dali ==== Related terms ==== ==== See also ==== timuro