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palmo.

span, handspan (an informal unit of length based on a hand's width)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpalmo/[ˈpal.mo]
  1. span, handspan (an informal unit of length based on a hand's width)

    masculine
  2. inch, ounce (any trivially small distance or amount of something)

    figuratively · masculine
  3. palmo, Spanish span (a traditional unit of length, equivalent to about 20.8 cm)

    historical · masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Latin palmus, from palma. Doublet of palma. Cognate with Portuguese and Galician palmo and Catalan pam and palm.

verb/ˈpalmo/[ˈpal.mo]
  1. first-person singular present indicative of palmar

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · singular
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