sesquipedal

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin sesquipedalis; equivalent to sesqui- (“one and a half”) +‎ pedal (“foot, of the foot”).

Adjective

sesquipedal (not comparable)

Measuring or containing a foot and a half.

Derived terms

sesquipedalian

Translations

measuring or containing a foot and a half

Italian: sesquipedale (it)

Latin: sēsquipedālis

Spanish

Adjective

sesquipedal (plural sesquipedales)

sesquipedalian

Derived terms

sesquipedálico

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