escrópulo
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Portuguese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Latin scrūpulus (“scruple, nagging doubt, 1⁄24 uncia”), from scrūpus (“sharp stone, anxiety”) + -ulus (“-ule: forming diminutives”). Doublet of escrúpulo. Cognate with Spanish escrúpulo.
Pronunciation
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Noun
[edit]escrópulo m (plural escrópulos)
- (historical) escropulo, Portuguese scruple, a small traditional unit of mass, equivalent to about 1.2 g
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- Portuguese terms inherited from Latin
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- pt:Units of measure