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dedo

Pronunciation: /ˈdedo/

“dedo” is a Spanish word. Its 4 meanings in English:

noun

  1. digit: finger or toe, literally translated as "finger" and thought of that way by Spanish-speaking learners of English
  2. thimble (a small device to protect a thumb or finger during sewing)
  3. finger (the width of a finger as an approximate unit of length)
  4. dedo (a traditional Spanish unit of measurement about equal to 1.75 cm)

In Spanish

  1. Cada uno de los apéndices en que termina la mano.
  2. Cada uno de los apéndices en que termina el pie.
  3. Porción de un alimento del tamaño o forma de un dedo.
  4. Medida de longitud. Generalmente, el ancho de un dedo índice.
  5. Acción o efecto de masturbarse la mujer.

Etymology

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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