oitava

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A traditional Portuguese unit of dry measure, equivalent to 1.6–2.4 liters in different 19th-century contexts. historical
  2. A traditional Portuguese unit of mass, usually equivalent to 3.6 grams. historical
  3. A traditional Brazilian unit of weight, equivalent to 17.44 carats, typically used for gold and precious stones. historical

词形变化

oitavas plural outava alternative

词汇关系

近义词
eighth

词源

From Portuguese oitava, from Old Galician-Portuguese oitavo, from Latin octāvus (“eighth”), q.v., in reference to it making up one-eighth of the alqueire (Portuguese bushel) or onça (Portuguese ounce). Doublet of octave, octavo, and ochava.
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