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English
Etymology
From Portuguese côvado, from Old Galician-Portuguese côbedo, from Latin cubitum (“cubit”). Doublet of cubit and codo.
Noun
covado (plural covados)
- (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
The notional covado (côvado craveiro) of 24 polegadas was previously lengthened by 8 linhas (3⁄4 polegada) for the long covado (côvado avantejado) in some commercial contexts.
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