envergadura

Portuguese

envergadura (1)

Etymology

From envergar +‎ -dura. Compare Spanish envergadura, French envergure.

Noun

envergadura f (plural envergaduras)

  1. wingspan (of a bird, airplane)
  2. (nautical) breadth, beam (of a boat)
  3. armspan
  4. (figuratively) magnitude, importance

Spanish

envergadura (1)

Etymology

From envergar +‎ -dura.

Noun

envergadura f (plural envergaduras)

  1. wingspan (of a bird, airplane)
  2. (nautical) breadth, beam (of a boat)
  3. armspan
  4. (figuratively) magnitude, importance

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