escropulo

English

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Portuguese escrópulo, from Latin scrūpulus (“scruple, nagging doubt, 1/24 uncia”), from scrūpus (“sharp stone, anxiety”) + -ulus (“-ule: forming diminutives”). Doublet of scruple and escrupulo.

Noun

escropulo (plural escropulos)

1. (historical) A traditional Portuguese unit of mass, equivalent to about 1.2 g.

Synonyms

• Portuguese scruple, scruple (Portuguese contexts)

Coordinate terms

• (unit of mass): grao (1/24 escropulo), vintem (3/32 escropulo), quilate (⅙ escropulo), oitava (3 escropulos), onça (24 escropulos)