libra.
English or American pound, a unit of mass equivalent to 453.6 g
Meaning & usage
English or American pound, a unit of mass equivalent to 453.6 g
Galician pound, a unit of mass equivalent to about 575 g
libra, Spanish pound, a unit of mass equivalent to about 460 g
British pound, a unit of British currency originally notionally equal to a pound of sterling silver
pound, other similar currencies originally notionally equal to a pound of gold or silver
Where this word comes from
From Old Galician-Portuguese livra, attested in the 13th-century Cantigas de Santa Maria, from Latin libra (“Roman pound”). Doublet of lira. In reference to the English unit, a calque of English pound. Cognate with Portuguese and Spanish libra and Catalan lliura.
Libra (someone with the Libra star sign)
Where this word comes from
From Old Galician-Portuguese livra, attested in the 13th-century Cantigas de Santa Maria, from Latin libra (“Roman pound”). Doublet of lira. In reference to the English unit, a calque of English pound. Cognate with Portuguese and Spanish libra and Catalan lliura.
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