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quilate.

metric carat (unit of mass for precious stones and pearls, equal to 200 mg)

7 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/kiˈla.t͡ʃi/Brazil/kiˈla.tɨ/Portugal
  1. metric carat (unit of mass for precious stones and pearls, equal to 200 mg)

    masculine
  2. carat (traditional unit of mass for precious stones and pearls, equivalent to about 199 mg)

    historical · masculine
  3. carat (24-part measure of the purity of gold)

    masculine
  4. excellence, superlative quality

    figuratively · masculine
    poetas de quilate
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Arabic قِيرَاط (qīrāṭ), from Ancient Greek κεράτιον (kerátion). Cognate with Galician and Spanish quilate.

verb/kiˈla.t͡ʃi/Brazil/kiˈla.tɨ/Portugal
  1. inflection of quilatar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive

    first-person · form-of · present · singular · subjunctive · third-person
  2. inflection of quilatar: third-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · singular · third-person
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