escropulo

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word escropulo. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word escropulo, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say escropulo in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word escropulo you have here. The definition of the word escropulo will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofescropulo, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

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)

Wikious

Boobota

Sagapedia