escrupulo

English

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing 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)

1. (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)