dedo.
digit: finger or toe, literally translated as "finger" and thought of that way by Spanish-speaking learners of English
Meaning & usage
digit: finger or toe, literally translated as "finger" and thought of that way by Spanish-speaking learners of English
El ser humano tiene veinte dedos, diez en las manos y diez en los pies.
El pan, el queso y la fruta con dos dedos comerás; con tres también podrás; mas con cuatro ya es cosa bruta.
thimble (a small device to protect a thumb or finger during sewing)
finger (the width of a finger as an approximate unit of length)
dedo (a traditional Spanish unit of measurement about equal to 1.75 cm)
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Old Spanish dedo, from Latin digitus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *deyǵ- (“to show, point out, pronounce solemnly”). Doublet of dígito, which was borrowed rather than inherited. Cognate with Catalan dit, Galician and Portuguese dedo, French doigt, Italian dito, Romanian deget.
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