côvado

Etymology
From, from , possibly taken as a semi-learned term. Compare the likely inherited doublet and the later borrowing. Cognate with 🇨🇬 and possibly, 🇨🇬, and 🇨🇬 and. Cf. also.

Noun

 * 1)  covado, Portuguese cubit,

Usage notes
The notional côvado of 24 polegadas was previously lengthened by 8 linhas ($3/4$ polegada) for the long côvado  in some commercial contexts.