Portuguese

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Etymology

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From medir.

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /meˈd͡ʒi.dɐ/, /miˈd͡ʒi.dɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /meˈd͡ʒi.da/

  • Hyphenation: me‧di‧da

Noun

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medida f (plural medidas)

  1. measurement; measure
  2. action, step, sanction
    • 2015 December 3, Maria Lopes, Nuno Sá Lourenço, Sofia Rodrigues, “Costa anuncia 13 medidas no seu primeiro debate”, in Público:
      O segundo debate sobre um programa de Governo desta legislatura trouxe ontem ao Parlamento um primeiro-ministro municiado para o embate com uma mão cheia de medidas políticas.
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Derived terms

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Participle

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medida f sg

  1. feminine singular of medido

Spanish

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Etymology

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From medir +‎ -ida.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /meˈdida/ [meˈð̞i.ð̞a]
  • Rhymes: -ida
  • Syllabification: me‧di‧da

Noun

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medida f (plural medidas)

  1. measurement; measure, gauge
    Synonym: medición
  2. degree, extent
  3. action, step, sanction
  4. moderation
    Synonym: moderación

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Participle

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medida f sg

  1. feminine singular of medido

Further reading

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Tagalog

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish medida.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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medida (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜒᜇᜒᜇ)

  1. measurer; measuring tool; measuring instrument (such as a tape measure or graduated cylinder)
    Synonyms: sukatan, panukat, takalan, panakal
  2. (literary, poetry, music) measure; measurement; number of syllables in a line (in poetry)
    Synonyms: sukat, metro

Further reading

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  • medida at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino[1], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
  • medida”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Santos, Vito C. (1978) Vicassan's Pilipino-English Dictionary, Revised edition (overall work in Tagalog and English), With an Introduction by Teodoro A. Agoncillo, Metro Manila: National Book Store, →ISBN, page 1280
  • Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 706