estadal
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English
Etymology
From Spanish estadal, from estado + -al, from Latin stātus (“state, status, standing”). Doublet of state, status, and estado.
Noun
estadal (plural estadals)
- (historical) A traditional Spanish unit of length, equivalent to about 3.3 m.
- (historical) A traditional Spanish unit of area, equivalent to about 11.2 m².
Coordinate terms
- (unit of length): pie (1⁄12 estadal), codo (1⁄8 estadal), vara (1⁄4 estadal), estado (1⁄2 estadal), cordel (121⁄2 estadals)
- (unit of area): vara (1⁄16 estadal), marjal (100 estadals in Granada)
Spanish
Etymology
Noun
estadal m (plural estadales)
- (historical) estadal (a traditional unit of length equivalent to about 3.3 m)
- (historical) square estadal (a traditional unit of area equivalent to about 11.2 m²)
Coordinate terms
- (unit of length): pie (1⁄12 estadal), codo (1⁄8 estadal), vara (1⁄4 estadal), estado (1⁄2 estadal), cordel (121⁄2 estadals)
- (unit of area): vara (1⁄16 estadal), marjal (100 estadals in Granada)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “estadal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10