covadoとは 意味・読み方・使い方

名詞

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.

使用する際の注意点

• The notional covado (côvado craveiro) of 24 polegadas was previously lengthened by 8 linhas (⁄₄ polegada) for the long covado (côvado avantejado) in some commercial contexts.

同意語

• Portuguese cubit, cubit (in Portuguese contexts)

等位語

• dedo (⁄₃₆ covado), polegada (⁄₂₄ covado), palmo (⁄₃ covado), Portuguese foot (⁄₂ covado), vara (1+⁄₃ covados), passo (2+⁄₂ covados), toesa (3 covados), braça (3+⁄₃ côvados)