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oitava

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From Portuguese oitava, from Old Galician-Portuguese oitavo, from Latin octāvus (“eighth”), q.v., in reference to it making up one-eighth of the alqueire (Portuguese bushel) or onça (Portuguese ounce). Doublet of octave, octavo, and ochava.

noun oitavas · outava

historical A traditional Portuguese unit of dry measure, equivalent to 1.6–2.4 liters in different 19th-century contexts.
historical A traditional Portuguese unit of mass, usually equivalent to 3.6 grams.
historical A traditional Brazilian unit of weight, equivalent to 17.44 carats, typically used for gold and precious stones.

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@misc{oitava_2026,
  title = {oitava},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/oitava},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}