dedo

/dˈeɪdoʊ/

dedo

English Noun

Definition

A traditional short Spanish unit of length, usually about equal to 1.75 cm.

Etymology

From Spanish and Portuguese dedo (“digit, finger”), from Old Spanish and Old Galician-Portuguese dedo, from Latin digitus, from Proto-Indo-European *deyǵ- (“to show, to point out”). Doublet of digit.