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palmo.

A traditional Spanish unit of length, equivalent to about 20.8 cm.

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noun
  1. A traditional Spanish unit of length, equivalent to about 20.8 cm.

    historical
  2. A traditional Portuguese unit of length, usually equivalent to about 22 cm.

    historical
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Spanish palmo (“handspan”) and Portuguese palmo (“handspan”), both from Latin palmus. Doublet of palm, palma, and pam.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.