libra.
English or American pound, a unit of mass equal to 454 g
Meaning & usage
English or American pound, a unit of mass equal to 454 g
pound, British and other currencies derived from the use of a pound as a weight in silver
libra, Portuguese pound, a traditional unit of mass usually equivalent to 345 g and chiefly used for trade in medicines
synonym of arrátel, Portuguese pound, a traditional unit of mass usually equivalent to 460 g
Where this word comes from
From Latin libra (“Roman pound”). Doublet of arrátel. In reference to the English unit, a calque of English pound. Cognate with Galician and Spanish libra and Catalan lliura.
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