escrupulo
English
Etymology
From Spanish escrúpulo, from Latin scrūpulus (“scruple, nagging doubt, 1⁄24 uncia”), from scrūpus (“sharp stone, anxiety”) + -ulus (“-ule: forming diminutives”). Doublet of scruple and escropulo.
Noun
escrupulo (plural escrupulos)
- (historical) A traditional Spanish unit of mass, equivalent to about 1.2 g and chiefly used for medicines.
Synonyms
- Spanish scruple, scruple (Spanish contexts)
Coordinate terms
- grano (1/24 escrupulo), tomin (½ escrupulo), adarme (1½ escrupulo), ochava (3 escrupulo), castellano (6 escrupulo), onza (24 escrupulo)