linha

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linha

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From Portuguese linha (“line”), from Old Galician-Portuguese linha, from Latin līnea (“thread, line”), from līnum (“flax”), from Proto-Indo-European *līno- (“flax”). Doublet of line, linea, and ligne.

noun linhas

historical A traditional short Portuguese unit of length, usually about equal to 2.3 mm.
Similar: Portuguese line, line

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@misc{linha_2026,
  title = {linha},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/linha},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}