cordel

cordel · noun — spanish chain, a traditional Spanish and Mexican unit of distance equivalent to about 41.9 m.

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Etymology

From Spanish cordel (“surveying rope, 50 varas”), from Catalan cordell (“cord, string”), from Vulgar Latin *cordellus (“little rope”), from Latin chorda (“rope, cord”) + -ellus (“-elle: forming diminutives”). Equivalent to cord + -el.

noun

Spanish chain, a traditional Spanish and Mexican unit of distance equivalent to about 41.9 m.

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Words closest in meaning

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codo 67% match — A traditional Spanish unit of length, equivalent to about 41.6 cm. vs cordel →
cuerda 66% match — A unit of land area equivalent to 3,929 square meters. vs cordel →
cordelle 61% match — A twisted cord; a tassel. vs cordel →
cord 59% match — A long, thin, flexible length of twisted yarns (strands) of fibre (a rope, for example). vs cordel →
coto 57% match — A traditional Spanish unit of length, equivalent to about 10.4 cm. vs cordel →
estado 56% match — A traditional Spanish unit of length, equivalent to about 1.67 m. vs cordel →
carcel 56% match — A former unit to measure the intensity of light, approximately 9.74 candelas. vs cordel →
codilla 55% match — The tow obtained from flax or hemp. vs cordel →