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noun
A traditional short Portuguese unit of length, equivalent to about 4.6 mm.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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noun
A traditional short Portuguese unit of mass, equivalent to about 50 mg.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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History
From Portuguese grão (“grain”), from Old Galician-Portuguese grão, from Latin grānum. Doublet of corn, grain, gram, and granum.
